Biology:Dichichthys
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Dichichthys is a genus of sharks which is the only genus in the monotypic family Dichichthyidae, the bristle sharks. These sharks are found in the Western Pacific Ocean. Until recently, scientists believed these 5 species were part of the genus Parmaturus, until morphological testing confirmed its placement in its own family. Supraorbital crests on the chondrocranium also distinguish Dichichthys from other catshark genera/families.[1]
Species
Dichichthys contains the following five recognised valid species:[2]
- Dichichthys albimarginatus (Séret & Last, 2007) (Whitetip bristle shark)
- Dichichthys bigus (Séret & Last, 2007) (Beige bristle shark)
- Dichichthys melanobranchus (W. L. Chan, 1966) (Blackgill catshark)
- Dichichthys nigripalatum (Fahmi & Ebert, 2018) (Indonesian filetail catshark)
- Dichichthys satoi (White, Stewart, O'Neill & Naylor, 2024) (Roughback bristle shark)
References
- ↑ White, William T.; Stewart, Andrew L.; O'Neill, Helen L.; Naylor, Gavin J. P.. "Dichichthyidae, a New Family of Deepwater Sharks (Carcharhiniformes) from the Indo–West Pacific, with Description of a New Species". https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/4/121.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Dichichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Dichichthys.
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