Dalatiidae
Temporal range: Paleogene-Recent, 61.6–0 Ma [1]
Kitefin shark, Dalatias licha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dalatiidae
J. E. Gray, 1851
Type species
Squalus licha
Bonnaterre, 1788
Diversity
Eight genera, 13 species, See text.

The Dalatiidae are the family of kitefin sharks of the order Squaliformes (the term "kitefin shark" 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.[2] Though eight genera are in this family, four of them are monotypic.

Genera and species

See also

References

  1. ^ MANNERING, HILLER, AL A., NORTON (2008). "AN EARLY CENOZOIC NEOSELACHIAN SHARK FAUNA FROM THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC". Palaeontology. 51 (6). doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00812.x.((cite journal)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Hamlett WC, ed. (1999). Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 16–17. ISBN 0-8018-6048-2.
  3. ^ Tatiana P. Malyshkina; David J. Ward; Mikhail V. Nazarkin; Gi-Soo Nam; Seung-Hyuk Kwon; Jeong-Hyun Lee; Tae-Wan Kim; Do-Kwon Kim; Doo-Sung Baek (2022). "Miocene Elasmobranchii from the Duho Formation, South Korea". Historical Biology. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2110870.

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