Family Brachaeluridae - Blind sharks
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  Class
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Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 1 | Species : 2 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: western South Pacific (Australia). Common, small (< 1.3 m), inshore bottom sharks confined to temperate and tropical continental waters of Australia, ranging in depth from the intertidal down to 110 m. Known food items include small fishes, crustaceans, cuttlefish and sea anemones. Nasoral grooves, perinasal grooves, long barbels, small transvers mouths in front of eyes, large spiracles below eyes. Two spineless dorsal fins and an anal fin, the second dorsal origin well ahead of the anal origin, and a short precaudal tail much shorter than the head and body. Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Maximum length 1.2 m.
  Etymology
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Greek, brachys = short + Greek, oura = tail ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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bearers
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  Main Ref
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Brachaeluridae as currently in FishBase

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The list ordered as follows:

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal2
Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal2
Chiloscyllium furvum Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal2
Chiloscyllium fuscum Parker & Haswell, 1897
ambiguousotheroriginal2
acceptedseniororiginal2
synonymseniornew
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