WoRMS taxon details
Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
AphiaID: 105693
AphiaID: 105693
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Carcharhiniformes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Apristurus Garman, 1913 Genus Asymbolus Genus Atelomycterus Garman, 1913 Genus Aulohalaelurus Genus Bythaelurus Genus Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862 Genus Cephalurus Genus Figaro Genus Galeus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Halaelurus Gill, 1862 Genus Haploblepharus Garman, 1913 Genus Holohalaelurus Fowler, 1934 Genus Parmaturus Genus Pentanchus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Genus Poroderma Smith, 1838 Genus Schroederichthys Genus Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Genus Scylliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Genus Asymbolis accepted as Asymbolus Genus Ateleomycterus accepted as Atelomycterus Garman, 1913 Genus Catulus Valmont de Bomare, 1764 accepted as Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Genus Catulus Garman (ex Valmont), 1913 accepted as Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Genus Conoporoderma accepted as Poroderma Smith, 1838 Genus Dichichthys accepted as Parmaturus Genus Juncrus accepted as Asymbolus Genus Parapristurus accepted as Apristurus Garman, 1913 Genus Pentachus accepted as Pentanchus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Genus Pristiurus accepted as Galeus Rafinesque, 1810 Genus Sciliorhinus accepted as Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Genus Scyllium Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Genus Sycliorhinus accepted as Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: temperate and tropical seas. Usually elongated, catlike eyes with nictitating eyelids. Lower eyelid usually with longitudinal fold. Gill openings 5, the fifth over origin of pectoral fin. Two small, spineless dorsal fins. One of the largest family of sharks, occurring from the intertidal zone to the edges of the continental and insular shelves and down the slopes to depths greater than 2000 m. Spawns large eggs in tough egg-cases with tendrils. Some species are ovoviviparous. Feed mainly on invertebrates and small fishes. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105693 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Scyliorhinidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105693 on 2013-06-18 | |||||||||||||||||
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