Squalidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Elasmobranchii: order
Squaliformes: family
Squalidae

Name

Synonyms: Spinacidae
Homonyms: Squalidae
Common names: Pighajfamilien in Danish; cazones aguijones in Spanish; chiens de mer in French; dogfish shark in English; dogfish sharks in English; dogfish sharks in English; piikkihait in Finnish; spiny dogfishes in English; pigghajar in Swedish; pigghåfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian; pigghåfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål; Sleeper sharks in English; dogfish sharks in English; dogfish sharks in English; pigghajar in Swedish; pigghajar in Swedish; pigghåfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål; pigghåfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian; pigghåfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian; pigghåfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål; ツノザメ科 in Japanese; ツノザメ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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WoRMS (Mar 2013)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2016) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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