Proscylliidae
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The finback catsharks are a small family
, Proscylliidae, of ground sharks.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
, Proscylliidae, of ground sharks.
Genera and species
- Ctenacis Compagno, 1973
- Ctenacis fehlmanni (S. SpringerStewart SpringerStewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...
, 1968) (Harlequin catshark)
- Ctenacis fehlmanni (S. Springer
- EridacnisEridacnisThe genus Eridacnis is a small genus of Fin-back catsharks in the family Proscylliidae. It currently consists of the following species:...
H. M. SmithHugh McCormick SmithHugh McCormick Smith was an American ichthyologist and administrator in the Bureau of Fisheries.-Biography:...
, 1913- Eridacnis barbouri (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1944) (Cuban ribbontail catshark) - Eridacnis radcliffei H. M. SmithHugh McCormick SmithHugh McCormick Smith was an American ichthyologist and administrator in the Bureau of Fisheries.-Biography:...
, 1913 (Pygmy ribbontail catshark) - Eridacnis sinuans (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (African ribbontail catshark)
- Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow
- ProscylliumProscylliumThe genus Proscyllium is a small genus of fin-back catsharks in the family Proscylliidae. It currently consists of the following species:* Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904...
HilgendorfFranz Martin HilgendorfFranz Martin Hilgendorf was a German zoologist and paleontologist. Hilgendorf's research on fossil snails from the Steinheim crater in the early 1860s became a palaeontological evidence for the theory of evolution published by Charles Darwin in 1859.-Life and work:Franz Hilgendorf was born...
, 1904- Proscyllium habereri HilgendorfFranz Martin HilgendorfFranz Martin Hilgendorf was a German zoologist and paleontologist. Hilgendorf's research on fossil snails from the Steinheim crater in the early 1860s became a palaeontological evidence for the theory of evolution published by Charles Darwin in 1859.-Life and work:Franz Hilgendorf was born...
, 1904 (Graceful catshark) - Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich, 2004 (Magnificent catshark)
- Proscyllium venustumProscyllium venustumProscyllium venustum is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found in the temperate northwest Pacific Ocean, in the Okinawa Trough. Little else is known about this harmless oviparous species....
(S. Tanaka (I)Shigeho Tanakawas a Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He published numerous works on fishes and sharks and co-authored a book on Japanese fish with famous American scientist David Starr Jordan.Publications:...
, 1912)
- Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf