Catshairk
faimily o fishes
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| Catshairks | |
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| Whitesaddled catshark, Scyliorhinus hesperius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subcless: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Faimily: | Scyliorhinidae T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Catshairks are grund shairks o the faimily Scyliorhinidae. They are ane o the maist muckle faimilies o shairks wi aroond 160 species placit in 17 genera.[2] Awtho they are generally kent as catsharks, mony species are commonly cried dogfish or gato. They feed on benthic invertebrates an smawer fish. Catshairks are no hairmful tae humans.
References
eedit- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Scyliorhinidae" in FishBase. January 2009 version.
- ↑ Compagno, L. J; Dando, M; Fowler, S. L (2005). Sharks of the world. Princeton University Press. pp. 186.
Freemit airtins
eedit- FishBase entry for Scyliorhinidae
- Animal Diversity Web entry for Scyliorhinidae
- Mikko's Phylogeny Archive - Scyliorhinidae Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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