WoRMS taxon details
Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913
220034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220034)
accepted
Species
Eridacnis radcliffi Smith, 1913 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Proscyllium alcocki Misra, 1950 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 45 (no. 2003): 599-601, Pl. 47. [details]
Description Occurs over muddy bottoms, on the upper continental and insular slopes and outer shelves. Feeds mainly on small bony fishes...
Description Occurs over muddy bottoms, on the upper continental and insular slopes and outer shelves. Feeds mainly on small bony fishes and crustaceans, with squid a lesser item in the diet. Ovoviviparous; 1-2 pups per litter; size at birth about 11 cm. One of the two smallest living sharks known to date. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220034 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
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.]. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 45 (no. 2003): 599-601, Pl. 47. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
ERM. (1998). Fisheries resources and fishing operations in Hong Kong waters. Final report. Submitted to Agriculture & Fisheries Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs over muddy bottoms, on the upper continental and insular slopes and outer shelves. Feeds mainly on small bony fishes and crustaceans, with squid a lesser item in the diet. Ovoviviparous; 1-2 pups per litter; size at birth about 11 cm. One of the two smallest living sharks known to date. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pygmy ribbontail catshark | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Proscyllium alcocki Misra, 1950)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eridacnis radcliffei)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Proscyllium alcocki Misra, 1950)
To FishBase (from synonym Eridacnis radcliffi Smith, 1913)
To FishBase images (Eridacnis radcliffei, by FAO)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eridacnis radcliffei RAD109814-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eridacnis radcliffei RAD109814-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Proscyllium alcocki Misra, 1950)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eridacnis radcliffei)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Proscyllium alcocki Misra, 1950)
To FishBase (from synonym Eridacnis radcliffi Smith, 1913)
To FishBase images (Eridacnis radcliffei, by FAO)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eridacnis radcliffei RAD109814-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eridacnis radcliffei RAD109814-001)
To ITIS
