WoRMS taxon details
Brachaelurus Ogilby, 1907
AphiaID: 268571
AphiaID: 268571
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Brachaeluridae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Typetaxon | Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872 (type by original designation) | |||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Brachaeluridae Compagno, 1973 | |||||||
| Parent | Brachaeluridae Compagno, 1973 | |||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Heteroscyllium Regan, 1908 (synonym) | |||||||
| Sources |
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] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908 Species Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268571 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Brachaelurus. 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=268571 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||
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