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 Galeus

Image source: Jo's Animal Database

General data

  • Main name: Galeus

Classification

  • Family: Pentanchidae - Deepwater catsharks
  • Order: Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
  • Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
  • Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Species

Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)

Galeus antillensis

Roughtail catshark (Galeus arae)

Atlantic sawtail cat shark (Galeus atlanticus)

Longfin sawtail cat shark (Galeus cadenati)

Galeus corriganae

Gecko catshark (Galeus eastmani)

Slender sawtail catshark (Galeus gracilis)

Longnose sawtail cat shark (Galeus longirostris)

Southern sawtail catshark (Galeus mincaronei)

Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus)

Broadfin sawtail catshark (Galeus nipponensis)

Peppered catshark (Galeus piperatus)

African sawtail catshark (Galeus polli)

Galeus priapus

Blacktip sawtail catshark (Galeus sauteri)

Dwarf sawtail catshark (Galeus schultzi)

Springer’s sawtail cat shark (Galeus springeri)

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
    • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
      • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
      • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
        • Carcharhinidae - Requiem sharks->
        • Scyliorhinidae - Cat sharks->
        • Pentanchidae - Deepwater catsharks->
          • Galeus - Galeus->
          • Apristurus - Apristurus->
          • Asymbolus - Asymbolus->
          • Bythaelurus - Bythaelurus->
          • Cephalurus - Cephalurus->
          • Figaro - Figaro->
          • Halaelurus - Halaelurus->
          • Haploblepharus - Haploblepharus->
          • Holohalaelurus - Holohalaelurus->
          • Parmaturus - Parmaturus->
          • Pentanchus - Pentanchus->
        • Triakidae - Houndsharks->
        • Sphyrnidae - Hammerheads->
        • Atelomycteridae - Coloured catsharks->
        • Galeocerdonidae - Tiger sharks->
        • Hemigaleidae - Weasel sharks->
        • Leptochariidae - Barbeled houndsharks->
        • Proscylliidae - Finback catsharks->
        • Pseudotriakidae - False catsharks->
      • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
      • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
      • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
      • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
      • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
      • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
      • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
      • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
      • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
      • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
      • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
    • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->