Squalidae

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Squalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Squaliformes
Family:Squalidae
Blainville, 1816
Genera

Cirrhigaleus
Squalus

Squalidae are dogfish sharks, in the order Squaliformes, characterized by: smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper precaudal pit usually present, and caudal fin without subterminal notch.

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