WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Brachaelurus Ogilby, 1907

AphiaID

268571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268571)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872 accepted as Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (type by original designation)

Type taxon of

Brachaeluridae Applegate, 1974

Parent

Brachaeluridae Applegate, 1974

Synonymised names

Heteroscyllium Regan, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908
Species Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Brachaelurus Ogilby, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=268571 on 2025-11-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]