''Cirrhigaleus'' is a
genus
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of
shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachi ...
s in the
Squalidae
Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks categorized under Squaliformes, making it the second largest order of sharks, numbering 119 species across 7 families. Having earned t ...
(dogfish)
family
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, which is part of the
Squaliformes
The Squaliformes are an order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families.
Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, they usually have a sharp head, no anal fin or nictitating membrane, and five ...
order.
Species
* ''
Cirrhigaleus asper''
Merrett, 1973 (roughskin spurdog)
* ''
Cirrhigaleus australis''
W. T. White, Last
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& Stevens, 2007 (southern mandarin dogfish)
[http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01560p030f.pdf ]
* ''
Cirrhigaleus barbifer''
S. Tanaka (I), 1912 (mandarin dogfish)
References
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Shark genera
Taxa named by Shigeho Tanaka