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Lamnidae Bonaparte, 1835

105702  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105702)

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  1. Genus Carcharodon Smith, 1838
  2. Genus Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
  3. Genus Lamna Cuvier, 1816
  4. Genus Carharodon accepted as Carcharodon Smith, 1838 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  5. Genus Isuropsis Gill, 1862 accepted as Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
  6. Genus Lamiostoma Glückman, 1964 accepted as Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
  7. Genus Lanna accepted as Lamna Cuvier, 1816 (misspelling)
  8. Genus Oxyrhina Agassiz, 1838 accepted as Isurus Rafinesque, 1810
  9. Genus Selanonius Fleming, 1828 accepted as Lamna Cuvier, 1816
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: global. Large sharks with pointed snouts and spindle-shaped bodies. Large gill openings. First dorsal fin...  
Distribution Distribution: global. Large sharks with pointed snouts and spindle-shaped bodies. Large gill openings. First dorsal fin large, high, erect and angular or somewhat rounded. Second dorsal and anal fins minute. Caudal peduncle with a distinct keel; large teeth; fifth gill opening in front of pectoral fin; spiracle sometimes absent. Maximum length up to 6.4 m or more. Fast swimming predators. Some are maneaters. Ovoviviparous without a yolk-sac placenta but with uterine cannibalism.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Lamnidae Bonaparte, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105702 on 2024-10-31
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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details] 

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details] 

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: global. Large sharks with pointed snouts and spindle-shaped bodies. Large gill openings. First dorsal fin large, high, erect and angular or somewhat rounded. Second dorsal and anal fins minute. Caudal peduncle with a distinct keel; large teeth; fifth gill opening in front of pectoral fin; spiracle sometimes absent. Maximum length up to 6.4 m or more. Fast swimming predators. Some are maneaters. Ovoviviparous without a yolk-sac placenta but with uterine cannibalism.  [details]
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LanguageName 
English white sharksporbeaglesman-eating sharksman-eater sharksmako-sharksmackerel sharksgreat white sharks  [details]
French tauperequins tauperequin-bleulamie  [details]
German Heringshai  [details]
Japanese ネズミザメ科nezumizame-ka  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål håbrannfamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk håbrannfamilien  [details]
Portuguese anequins  [details]
Romanian akuly sel devye  [details]
Russian sel devye akuly  [details]
Spanish marrajosjaquetones  [details]
Swedish håbrandshajar  [details]
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