Squalidae
Also known as: Aiguillats, Cazones, Dogfishes, Koleniowate, Pighajfamilien, Sleeper sharks, cazones aguijones, chiens de mer
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order | Squaliformes |
| Family | Squalidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 103 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 158 |
| GBIF key | 5872 |
Genera in Squalidae
- Squalus — 87 species: Squalus acanthias, Squalus albicaudus, Squalus albifrons, Squalus altipinnis, Squalus ascensionis, Squalus assierus, Squalus auriculatus, Squalus bahiensis
- Protosqualus — 5 species: Protosqualus argentinensis, Protosqualus barringtonensis, Protosqualus glickmani, Protosqualus pachyrhiza, Protosqualus sigei
- Spinax — 5 species: Spinax ellipticus, Spinax laevis, Spinax major, Spinax marginatus, Spinax primaevus
- Cirrhigaleus — 3 species: Cirrhigaleus asper, Cirrhigaleus australis, Cirrhigaleus barbifer
- Centrophoroides — 1 species: Centrophoroides latidens
- Centrosqualus — 1 species: Centrosqualus mustardi
- Microetmopterus — 1 species: Microetmopterus wardi
- Proetmopterus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.