Eridacnis

Genus of sharks

Eridacnis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Proscylliidae
Genus: Eridacnis
H. M. Smith, 1913
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The genus Eridacnis, the ribbontail catsharks, is a small genus of fin-back catsharks in the family Proscylliidae. It currently consists of the following species:

  • Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944) (Cuban ribbontail catshark)
  • Eridacnis radcliffei H. M. Smith, 1913 (pygmy ribbontail catshark)
  • Eridacnis sinuans (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (African ribbontail catshark)

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Eridacnis in FishBase. February 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Eridacnis


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