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Kitefin Sharks
Dalatiidae
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 2 m (6.6 ft) 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, three of them are monotypic.
7 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 10 known species
cookiecutter sharks
genusIsistius
Dalatias
genusDalatias
Squaliolus
genusSqualiolus
Euprotomicroides
genusEuprotomicroides
Euprotomicrus
genusEuprotomicrus
Heteroscymnoides
genusHeteroscymnoides
Pocket Sharks
genusMollisquama
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85725.