The American Elasmobranch Society (AES) is a professional society devoted to the study of chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras). A professional society, like a trade association, is usually comprised of professionals who share a common bond or purpose because they work in same industry or share a common job function. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... Genera See text. ... Ray may refer to: A fish in the order Batoidea, especially true rays of the family Rajiformes, such as stingrays Ray (optics), an idealized narrow beam of light An electrical ray, an old name for a laser beam Radiation, emission of energy in the form of waves or particles Ray... Families See text for families, genera and species. ...