WoRMS name details

Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781

299144  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:299144)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Selachii (Infraclass)
  10. Squalomorphi (Superorder)
  11. Squaliformes (Order)
  12. Squalidae (Family)
  13. Squalus (Genus)
  14. Squalus colax (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype  BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit Indian Ocean  
Holotype BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit Indian Ocean [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Squalus colax Meuschen, 1781. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=299144 on 2026-01-22
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2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
created
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

Holotype BMNH 1853.11.12.205, geounit Indian Ocean [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To FishBase 
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 33 proteins) 

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