Family of sharks
Dalatiidae
Kitefin shark , Dalatias licha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Superorder:
Selachimorpha
Order:
Squaliformes
Family:
Dalatiidae J. E. Gray , 1851
Type species
Squalus licha Bonnaterre, 1788
Diversity
Eight genera, 13 species, See text.
The Dalatiidae are the family of kitefin sharks of the order Squaliformes (the term "kitefin shark" also refers specifically to the species Dalatias licha ). Members of this family are small, under 2 m (6.6 ft) long, and are found worldwide. They have cigar-shaped bodies with narrow heads and rounded snouts. Several species have specialized bioluminescent organs .[1] Though eight genera are in this family, four of them are monotypic .
Genera and species [ ]
Dalatias Rafinesque , 1810
Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre , 1788) (kitefin shark)
Euprotomicroides Hulley and , 1966
Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966 (tail-light shark)
Euprotomicrus T. N. Gill , 1865
Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard , 1824) (pygmy shark)
Heteroscymnoides Fowler , 1934
Heteroscymnoides marleyi Fowler, 1934 (longnose pygmy shark)
Isistius T. N. Gill, 1865
Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (cookiecutter shark)
Isistius plutodus Garrick & S. Springer , 1964 (largetooth cookiecutter shark)
Mollisquama , 1984
Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984 (pocket shark)
Mollisquama mississippiensis Grace, Doosey, Denton, Naylor, Bart & Maisey, 2019 (pocket shark)
Squaliolus H. M. Smith and Radcliffe , 1912
Squaliolus aliae Teng , 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)
Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)
†Eosqualiolus Adnet, 2006
†Eosqualiolus aturensis Adnet, 2006
†Eosqualiolus skrovinai Underwood & Schlogl, 2012
Cookiecutter shark , Isistius brasiliensis
See also [ ]
Sharks portal
List of fish families
Deep sea fish
References [ ]
^ Hamlett WC, ed. (1999). Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0-8018-6048-2 .
External links [ ]
Extant shark species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Chondrichthyes
Subclass Elasmobranchii
Subdivision Selachii
Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii )
Proscylliidae (Finback sharks)
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus )
Pseudotriakis
False catshark (P. microdon )
Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra
Winghead shark (E. blochii )
Sphyrna
Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona )
Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi )
Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini )
Scoophead (S. media )
Great hammerhead (S. mokarran )
Bonnethead (S. tiburo )
Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes )
Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena )
Triakidae (Houndsharks)
Carcharhinidae
Large family listed below
Scyliorhinidae
Large family listed below
Family Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Carcharhinus
Blacknose shark (C. acronotus )
Silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus )
Bignose shark (C. altimus )
Graceful shark (C. amblyrhynchoides )
Grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos )
Pigeye shark (C. amboinensis )
Borneo shark (C. borneensis )
Copper shark (C. brachyurus )
Spinner shark (C. brevipinna )
Nervous shark (C. cautus )
Whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri )
Silky shark (C. falciformis )
Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis )
Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis )
Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon )
Finetooth shark (C. isodon )
Smoothtooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon )
Bull shark (C. leucas )
Blacktip shark (C. limbatus )
Oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus )
Hardnose shark (C. macloti )
Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus )
Dusky shark (C. obscurus )
Caribbean reef shark (C. perezii )
Sandbar shark (C. plumbeus )
Smalltail shark (C. porosus )
Blackspot shark (C. sealei )
Night shark (C. signatus )
Spottail shark (C. sorrah )
Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni )
Galeocerdo Glyphis (River sharks)
Ganges shark (G. gangeticus )
Northern river shark (G. garricki )
Speartooth shark (G. glyphis )
Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis )
Borneo river shark (Glyphis sp. B )
Isogomphodon
Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus )
Lamiopsis Loxodon Nasolamia Negaprion
Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens )
Lemon shark (N. brevirostris )
Prionace Rhizoprionodon Scoliodon
Spadenose shark (S. laticaudus )
Triaenodon
Whitetip reef shark (T. obesus )
Family Scyliorhinidae (Catsharks)
Order Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks)
Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus
Frilled shark (C. anguineus )
Southern African frilled shark (C. africana )
Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)
Heptranchias Hexanchus
Bluntnose sixgill shark (H. griseus )
Bigeyed sixgill shark (H. nakamurai )
Notorynchus
Broadnose sevengill shark (N. cepedianus )
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
Alopiidae
Alopias (Thresher sharks)
Pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus )
Bigeye thresher (A. superciliosus )
Common thresher (A. vulpinus )
Alopias sp. (A. sp. )
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
Basking shark (C. maximus )
Lamnidae
Carcharodon
Great white shark (C. carcharias )
Isurus
Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus )
Longfin mako shark (I. paucus )
Lamna
Salmon shark (L. ditropis )
Porbeagle (L. nasus )
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megamouth shark (M. pelagios )
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina
Goblin shark (M. owstoni )
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
Grey nurse shark (C. taurus )
Indian sand tiger (C. tricuspidatus )
Odontaspis
Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox )
Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai )
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
Crocodile shark (P. kamoharai )
Order Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Brachaeluridae
Brachaelurus Heteroscyllium
Bluegrey carpetshark (H. colcloughi )
Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Ginglymostoma
Nurse shark (G. cirratum )
Nebrius
Tawny nurse shark (N. ferrugineus )
Pseudoginglymostoma
Short-tail nurse shark (P. brevicaudatum )
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Chiloscyllium
Arabian carpetshark (C. arabicum )
Burmese bamboo shark (C. burmensis )
Bluespotted bamboo shark (C. caerulopunctatum )
Grey bamboo shark (C. griseum )
Hasselt's bamboo shark (C. hasseltii )
Slender bamboo shark (C. indicum )
Whitespotted bamboo shark (C. plagiosum )
Brownbanded bamboo shark (C. punctatum )
Hemiscyllium
Indonesian speckled carpetshark (H. freycineti )
H. galei
Papuan epaulette shark (H. hallstromi )
H. henryi
Epaulette shark (H. ocellatum )
Hooded carpetshark (H. strahani )
Speckled carpetshark (H. trispeculare )
Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs)
Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks)
Rhincodontidae
Stegostomatidae
Stegostoma
Zebra shark (S. fasciatum )
Order Pristiophoriformes (Sawsharks)
Order Squaliformes
Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Centrophorus
Needle dogfish (C. acus )
Dwarf gulper shark (C. atromarginatus )
Gulper shark (C. granulosus )
Dumb gulper shark (C. harrissoni )
Blackfin gulper shark (C. isodon )
Lowfin gulper shark (C. lusitanicus )
Smallfin gulper shark (C. moluccensis )
Taiwan gulper shark (C. niaukang )
Leafscale gulper shark (C. squamosus )
Mosaic gulper shark (C. tessellatus )
Little gulper shark (C. uyato )
Deania
Dalatiidae
Euprotomicroides
Taillight shark (E. zantedeschia )
Heteroscymnoides
Longnose pygmy shark (H. marleyi )
Mollisquama Dalatias Isistius
Cookiecutter shark (I. brasiliensis )
South China cookiecutter shark (I. labialis )
Largetooth cookiecutter shark (I. plutodus )
Euprotomicrus Squaliolus
Smalleye pygmy shark (S. aliae )
Spined pygmy shark (S. laticaudus )
Etmopteridae
Aculeola
Hooktooth dogfish (A. nigra )
Centroscyllium Etmopterus (Lantern sharks) Miroscyllium
Rasptooth dogfish (M. sheikoi )
Trigonognathus
Viper dogfish (T. kabeyai )
Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)