Proscyllium
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The genus Proscyllium is a small genus of fin-back catsharks in the family Proscylliidae. It currently consists of the following species:
- Proscyllium habereri HilgendorfFranz Martin HilgendorfFranz Martin Hilgendorf was a German zoologist and paleontologist. Hilgendorf's research on fossil snails from the Steinheim crater in the early 1860s became a palaeontological evidence for the theory of evolution published by Charles Darwin in 1859.-Life and work:Franz Hilgendorf was born...
, 1904 (Graceful catshark) - Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich, 2004 (Magnificent catshark)
- Proscyllium venustumProscyllium venustumProscyllium venustum is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found in the temperate northwest Pacific Ocean, in the Okinawa Trough. Little else is known about this harmless oviparous species....
(S. Tanaka (I)Shigeho Tanakawas a Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He published numerous works on fishes and sharks and co-authored a book on Japanese fish with famous American scientist David Starr Jordan.Publications:...
, 1912)