WoRMS taxon details
Proscylliidae Fowler, 1941
AphiaID: 148805
AphiaID: 148805
| 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 | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||
| Parent | Carcharhiniformes | |||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Ctenacis Compagno, 1973 Genus Eridacnis Smith, 1913 Genus Proscyllium Genus Calliscyllium accepted as Proscyllium Genus Neotriakis accepted as Eridacnis Smith, 1913 | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Small (< 1.2 m) deepwater sharks (50-713 m) with a disjunct distribution in tropical to warm temperate waters of the western North Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Elongate, catlike eyes with nictitating eyelids. Small cuspidate teeth. Two small, spineless dorsal fins and anal fin. The first dorsal base well ahead of pelvic bases. Most species are ovoviviparous. The food of these harmless sharks consists of small fishes and invertebrates. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148805 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Proscylliidae. 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=148805 on 2013-06-19 | ||||||||
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