Squalidae

Squalidae
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squaliformes Family: Squalidae
Genera
Cirrhigaleus Squalus

Squalidae are dogfish sharks, in the order Squaliformes, characterized by: smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper precaudal pit usually present, and caudal fin without subterminal notch.

See also

• Dogfish