WoRMS taxon details
Squalidae Blainville, 1816
AphiaID: 105716
AphiaID: 105716
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Squalomorphi (Superorder) > Squaliformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Squaliformes | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 Cirrhigaleus Tanaka, 1912 Genus Squalus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Acanthias Risso, 1827 accepted as Squalus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Flakeus accepted as Squalus Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Phaenopogon accepted as Cirrhigaleus Tanaka, 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. No lateral teeth or barbels. Dorsal fin with or without spines. The 5 gill openings anterior to pectoral fin. Maximum length at 6.3 m, reported for Somniosus microcephalus. This family includes the smallest sharks in the world. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105716 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Squalidae. 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=105716 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||||||||
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