Dalatiidae

Dalatiidae
Cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Dalatiidae J. E. Gray, 1851
Type species
Squalus licha Bonnaterre, 1788

Dalatiidae is a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as kitefin sharks (which also refers specifically to the species Dalatias licha). Members of this family are small, under 2 m (6.6 ft) long, and are found worldwide. They have cigar-shaped bodies with narrow heads and rounded snouts. Several species have specialized bioluminescent organs.^[1]

Genera and species

• Dalatias Rafinesque, 1810
  • Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Kitefin shark)
• Euprotomicroides Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966
  • Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966 (Taillight shark)
• Euprotomicrus Gill, 1865
  • Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Pygmy shark)
• Heteroscymnoides Fowler, 1934
  • Heteroscymnoides marleyi Fowler, 1934 (Longnose pygmy shark)
• Isistius Gill, 1865
  • Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Cookiecutter shark)
  • Isistius labialis Q. W. Meng, Zhu & S. Li, 1985 (South China cookiecutter shark)
  • Isistius plutodus Garrick & S. Springer, 1964 (Largetooth cookiecutter shark)
• Mollisquama Dolganov, 1984
  • Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984 (Pocket shark)
• Squaliolus H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912
  • Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (Smalleye pygmy shark)
  • Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912 (Spined pygmy shark)

See also

Sharks portal

• List of fish families

References

1. ^ Hamlett, W.C., ed (1999). Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. JHU Press. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0801860482.