- Proscylliidae
Taxobox
name = Finback catsharks
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Carcharhiniformes
familia = Proscylliidae
familia_authority = Compagno, L.J.V..1984
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text for genera and speciesThe finback catsharks are a small family (Proscylliidae) ofshark s, with only 7species in 4 genera.Finback catsharks are small (< 1.2 m) deepwater sharks (50 - 713 m) with a disjunct distribution in tropical to warm temperate waters of the western north
Atlantic and Indo-WestPacific . They have elongate, catlike eyes withnictitating eyelid s, small cuspidate teeth, two small, spineless dorsal fins and anal fin. The first dorsal base is well ahead of the pelvic bases. Most species areovoviviparous . The diet of these harmless sharks consists of small fishes andinvertebrate s.Genera and species
* Genus "
Ctenacis "
**Harlequin catshark , "Ctenacis fehlmanni " (Springer, 1968)
* Genus "Gollum"
**Slender smooth-hound , "Gollum attenuatus " (Garrick, 1954)
* Genus "Eridacnis "
**Cuban ribbontail catshark , "Eridacnis barbouri " (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944)
**Pygmy ribbontail catshark , "Eridacnis radcliffei " Smith, 1913
**African ribbontail catshark , "Eridacnis sinuans " (Smith, 1957)
* Genus "Proscyllium "
**Graceful catshark , "Proscyllium habereri " Hilgendorf, 1904
** "Proscyllium venustum " (Tanaka, 1912)ee also
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List of sharks External links
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