Pseudotriakidae

shark family

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annotated classification

  • southern stingray (Dasyatis americana or Hypanus americanus)
    In chondrichthyan: Annotated classification

    Family Pseudotriakidae (false cat sharks) Distinguished by the base of the 1st dorsal fin being at least as long as the caudal fin. Teeth minute, numerous. Size to nearly 3 metres (about 10 feet). Deepwater sharks (taken from depths of 1,477 metres [4,850 feet]) rarely straying…

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