WoRMS taxon details
Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
AphiaID: 148831
AphiaID: 148831
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Orectolobiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Edited by Database Management Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Family | ||||||||||||||||
| Typetaxon | Hemiscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Orectolobiformes | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Genus Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837 Genus Hemiscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837 Genus Chilosycylum accepted as Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837 Genus Chyloscyllium accepted as Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837 | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Tropical western Pacific from Madagascar in the west to Japan, the Philippines and the Australian region in the East. Two dorsal fins without spines. Anal fin present. Five gillslits. Mouth ventral. Fourth and fith gill opening behind origin of pectoral fin. Small, slender sharks (max 1 m) with nasal grooves, shorth barbels, large spiracles below eyes. Precaudal tail longer than head and body length. Inshore bottom sharks of continental waters. Food probably includes small bottom fishes and invertebrates. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148831 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Hemiscylliidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148831 on 2013-05-24 | |||||||||||||||||
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