Squaliformes
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 Gulper shark, Centrophorus granulosus
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Squaliformes is an order of sharks that includes about 80 species in four families.
Members of the order have two dorsal fins, no anal fin, no nictitating membrane, and five gill slits.
[edit] Classification
Family Echinorhinidae (bramble sharks)
- Echinorhinus
- Pseudoechinorhinus
Family Centrophoridae (gulper sharks)
Family Dalatiidae (sleeper sharks)
- Aculeola
- Centroscyllium
- Centroscymnus
- Dalatias
- Etmopterus
- Euprotomicroides
- Europtomicrus
- Heteroscymnoides
- Isistius
- Mollisquama
- Oxynotus
- Scymnodalatias
- Scymnodon
- Somniosus
- Squaliolus
Family Squalidae (dogfish sharks)
[edit] References
- "Squaliformes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- FAO Species catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2
