Family Oxynotidae - Rough sharks
Order : Squaliformes Oxynotidae
Class : Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 5 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium :
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Continental and insular shelves and slmopes; eastern Atlantic (including Mediterranean), western Atlantic, and western Pacific. Body very high and compressed, triangular in cross section; dorsal fins very high, each with a large spine that may be concealed by the fin; origin of first dorsal fin may extend far forward over gill opening; lateral ridge present on abdomen between pectoral and pelvic fins; skin very rough; luminous organ present.
Etymology :
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Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 2006
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification :

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Oxynotidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus centrina Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
! Oxinotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Centrina salviani Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Centrina oxynotus Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Centrina vulpecula Moreau, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
Oxynotus shubnikovi Myagkov, 1986
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Oxynotus bruniensis (Ogilby, 1893)
acceptedseniornew
Centrina bruniensis Ogilby, 1893
synonymseniororiginal
Centrina bruniensis Morton, 1894
synonymjuniororiginal
Oxynotus paradoxus Frade, 1929
acceptedseniororiginal
Centrina paradoxa (Frade, 1929)
synonymseniornew
Oxynotus caribbaeus Cervigón, 1961
acceptedseniororiginal
Oxynotus japonicus Yano & Murofushi, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
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