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Dalatiidae

Dalatiidae Temporal range: Paleogene-Recent, 61.6–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Kitefin shark, Dalatias licha
Scientific 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[edit]

• Dalatias Rafinesque, 1810
  • Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788) (kitefin shark)
  • †Dalatias orientalis (Malyshkina et al., 2022)^[3]
• Euprotomicroides Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966
  • Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966 (tail-light shark)
• Euprotomicrus T. N. Gill, 1865
  • Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (pygmy shark)
• Heteroscymnoides Fowler, 1934
  • Heteroscymnoides marleyi Fowler, 1934 (longnose pygmy shark)
• Isistius T. N. Gill, 1865
  • Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (cookiecutter shark)
  • Isistius plutodus Garrick & S. Springer, 1964 (largetooth cookiecutter shark)
• Mollisquama Dolganov, 1984
  • Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984 (pocket shark)
  • Mollisquama mississippiensis Grace, Doosey, Denton, Naylor, Bart & Maisey, 2019 (American pocket shark)
• Squaliolus H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912
  • Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)
  • Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)
• †Eosqualiolus Adnet, 2006
  • †Eosqualiolus aturensis Adnet, 2006
  • †Eosqualiolus skrovinai Underwood & Schlogl, 2012

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  Dalatias licha
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  Cookiecutter shark, Isistius brasiliensis
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  Mollisquama parini
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  Squaliolus laticaudus
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  Euprotomicrus bispinatus

See also[edit]

• List of fish families
• Deep sea fish

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Dalatiidae in Fishesofaustralia.net.au Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine