Dichichthys
Appearance
Dichichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Suborder: | Carcharhinoidei |
Family: | Dichichthyidae White, Stewart, O'Neill & Naylor, 2024 |
Genus: | Dichichthys W. L. Chan, 1966 |
Species | |
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Dichichthys is a genus of sharks which is the only genus in the monotypic family Dichichthyidae, the bristle sharks. These sharks are found in the Western Pacific Ocean. Until recently, scientists believed these 5 species were part of the genus Parmaturus, until morphological testing confirmed its placement in its own family. Supraorbital crests on the chondrocranium also distinguish Dichichthys from other catshark genera/families.[1]
Species
[edit]Dichichthys contains the following five recognised valid species:[2]
- Dichichthys albimarginatus (Séret & Last, 2007) (Whitetip bristle shark)
- Dichichthys bigus (Séret & Last, 2007) (Beige bristle shark)
- Dichichthys melanobranchus (W. L. Chan, 1966) (Blackgill catshark)
- Dichichthys nigripalatum (Fahmi & Ebert, 2018) (Indonesian filetail catshark)
- Dichichthys satoi (White, Stewart, O'Neill & Naylor, 2024) (Roughback bristle shark)
References
[edit]- ^ White, William T.; Stewart, Andrew L.; O'Neill, Helen L.; Naylor, Gavin J. P. "Dichichthyidae, a New Family of Deepwater Sharks (Carcharhiniformes) from the Indo–West Pacific, with Description of a New Species". MDPI. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Dichichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 October 2024.