Squaliolus

Squaliolus is a genus of deep-sea squaliform sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

Squaliolus Temporal range: Miocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Spined pygmy shark (Squaliolus laticaudus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Dalatiidae
Genus:	Squaliolus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Type species
Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Species

• Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)
• Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)

See also

• Sharks portal

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish