Family Pseudocarchariidae - Crocodile sharks
  Order
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  Class
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Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 1 | Species : 1 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: scattered localities, coastal to oceanic, subtropical to tropical, Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Eyes exceptionally large, without a nictitating membrane; five gill openings extending onto dorsal surface of head; two low, angular dorsal fins; caudal peduncle with upper and lower precaudal pits and with low lateral keel. Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother (Ref. 50449). Maximum length 1.1 m.
  Etymology
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Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, Karcharias = a shark and also sharpened ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
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bearers
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref
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  Deep Fin Classification
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[ e.g. cephalopods]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Pseudocarchariidae 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
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
Carcharias kamoharai Matsubara, 1936
synonymseniororiginal2
Odontaspis kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
synonymseniornew
! Pseudocarcharias kamorharai (Matsubara, 1936)
synonymseniornew
Carcharias yangi Teng, 1959
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniornew
Carcharias pelagicus Cadenat, 1963
synonymjuniororiginal2
synonymjuniornew
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