Superregnum: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Superordo: Selachimorpha
Ordo: Squaliformes
Familia: Dalatiidae
Genera: Aculeola - Centroscyllium - Centroscymnus - Dalatias - Etmopterus - Euprotomicroides - Euprotomicrus - Heteroscymnoides - Isistius - Mollisquama - Somniosus - Squaliolus
Vernacular Name
Internationalization
English: Sleeper sharks
Lietuvių: Rykliai miegaliai
Nederlands: Valse doornhaaien
Polski: Scymnowate
Dalatiidae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as kitefin sharks (which 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]
Genera and species
* Dalatias Rafinesque, 1810
o Kitefin shark, Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)
* Euprotomicroides Hulley and Penrith, 1966
o Taillight shark, Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley & Penrith, 1966
* Euprotomicrus Gill, 1865
o Pygmy shark, Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
* Heteroscymnoides Fowler, 1934
o Longnose pygmy shark, Heteroscymnoides marleyi Fowler, 1934
* Isistius Gill, 1865
o Cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
o South China cookiecutter shark, Isistius labialis Meng, Zhu & Li, 1985
o Largetooth cookiecutter shark, Isistius plutodus Garrick & Springer, 1964
* Mollisquama Dolganov, 1984
o Pocket shark, Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984
* Squaliolus Smith and Radcliffe in Smith
o Smalleye pygmy shark, Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959
o Spined pygmy shark, Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
References
1. ^ Hamlett, W.C., ed (1999). Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. JHU Press. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0801860482.
