The Dalatiidae are the family of kitefin sharks of the order Squaliformes (the term "kitefin shark" also refers specifically to the species Dalatias licha). Members of this family are small, under long, and are found worldwide. They have cigar-shaped bodies with narrow heads and rounded snouts. Several species have specialized bioluminescent organs. Though eight genera are in this family, four of them are monotypic.
Genera and species
- Dalatias <small>Rafinesque, 1810</small>
- Dalatias licha <small>(Bonnaterre, 1788)</small> (kitefin shark)
- â Dalatias turkmenicus <small>(Glikman, 1964)</small>
- â Dalatias orientalis <small>(Malyshkina et al., 2023)</small>
- Euprotomicroides <small>Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966</small>
- Euprotomicroides zantedeschia <small>Hulley and M. J. Penrith, 1966</small> (tail-light shark)
- Euprotomicrus <small>T. N. Gill, 1865</small>
- Euprotomicrus bispinatus <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)</small> (pygmy shark)
- Heteroscymnoides <small>Fowler, 1934</small>
- Heteroscymnoides marleyi <small>Fowler, 1934</small> (longnose pygmy shark)
- Isistius <small>T. N. Gill, 1865</small>
- Isistius brasiliensis <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)</small> (cookiecutter shark)
- Isistius plutodus <small>Garrick & S. Springer, 1964</small> (largetooth cookiecutter shark)
- Mollisquama <small>Dolganov, 1984</small>
- Mollisquama parini <small>Dolganov, 1984</small> (pocket shark)
- Mollisquama mississippiensis <small>Grace, Doosey, Denton, Naylor, H. L. Bart & Maisey, 2019</small> (American pocket shark)
- Squaliolus <small>H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912</small>
- Squaliolus aliae <small>Teng, 1959</small> (smalleye pygmy shark)
- Squaliolus laticaudus <small>H. M. Smith and Radcliffe, 1912</small> (spined pygmy shark)
- â Eosqualiolus <small>Adnet, 2006</small>
- â Eosqualiolus aturensis <small>Adnet, 2006</small>
- â Eosqualiolus skrovinai <small>Underwood & Schlogl, 2012</small>
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