Mitsukurinidae
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Dewitte, Elien
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105703 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2015-04-17T10:48:21Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
class: Elasmobranchii
family: Mitsukurinidae
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Jordan, D. S. (1898). Description of a species of fish (Mitsukurina owstoni) from Japan, the type of a distinct family of lamnoid sharks. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 3) Zoology. v. 1 (no. 6): 199-204, Pls. 11-12.
name published in year: 1898
order: Lamniformes
parent name usage ID: 10209
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Jordan, 1898
taxon rank: Family
taxonomic status: accepted