Catshark may refer to:
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Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinidae is a Family (biology), family of sharks, one of a few families whose members share the common name catsharks, belonging to the Order (biology), order Carcharhiniformes, the ground sharks. Although they are generally known as cats ...
, a family of
ground sharks, many species of which are commonly referred to as "catshark".
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Pentanchidae, a family of ground sharks with the overall name deepwater catsharks, but many species are referred to as "catshark". This species in this family were formerly included in the Scyliorhinidae.
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Atelomycteridae
Atelomycteridae, the coloured catsharks, is a family of sharks belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes. These sharks are found in the Indian, Pacific and Western Atlantic Oceans.
Genera
Atelomycteridae contains the following genera and specie ...
, a family of ground sharks with the overall name coloured catsharks, but many species are referred to as "catshark". This species in this family were formerly included in the Scyliorhinidae.
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Pseudotriakidae, a family of ground sharks with the overall name false catsharks.
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Proscylliidae
The finback catsharks are a small family (biology), family, the Proscylliidae, of Carcharhiniformes, ground sharks. They can be found in warm seas worldwide and are often the most numerous and common shark in tropical regions. They are generally ...
, a family of ground sharks with the overall name finback catsharks, but all species are referred to as "catshark".
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