Scymnodon
| Scymnodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Somniosidae |
| Genus: | Scymnodon Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 |
| Synonyms | |
|
Proscymnodon Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 [1] | |
Scymnodon is a genus of squaliform sharks in the family Somniosidae.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Scymnodon ichiharai Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish) [1]
- Scymnodon macracanthus Regan, 1906 (Largespine velvet dogfish) [1]
- Scymnodon plunketi Waite, 1910 (Plunket's shark) [1]
- Scymnodon ringens Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (Knifetooth dogfish)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 White, W.T., Vaz, D.F.B., Ho, H.-C., Ebert, D.A., Carvalho, M.R.d., Corrigan, S., Rochel, E., Carvalho, M.d., Tanaka, S. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2014): Redescription of Scymnodon ichiharai Yano and Tanaka 1984 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from the western North Pacific, with comments on the definition of somniosid genera. Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 213-229.
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