Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes
Familia: Proscylliidae
Genus: Eridacnis
Species: E. radcliffei
Name
Eridacnis Smith, 1913
Type species: Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913
Eridacnis radcliffei
References
Smith, H.M. 1913. Description of a new carcharioid shark from the Sulu Archipelago. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise of the Fisheries steamer "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 29.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 45(2003): 599-601, Pl. 47. BHL Reference page.
The genus Eridacnis, the ribbontail catsharks, is a small genus of fin-back catsharks in the family Proscylliidae. It currently consists of the following species:
Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944) (Cuban ribbontail catshark)
Eridacnis radcliffei H. M. Smith, 1913 (pygmy ribbontail catshark)
Eridacnis sinuans (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (African ribbontail catshark)
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Eridacnis in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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