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Family of sharks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, is a family of sharks belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes.[1] The deepwater catsharks are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.[2]
Pentanchidae | |
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Pentanchus profundicolus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Suborder: | Carcharhinoidei |
Family: | Pentanchidae H. M. Smith, 1912 |
Species | |
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Pentanchidae contains the following genera:[3]
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