Echinorhinus
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 Bramble shark, Echinorhinus brucus. From plate 3 of Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896.
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Echinorhinus is a genus of squaliform sharks, the only genus in the family Echinorhinidae. The name is from Greek echinos meaning "sea urchin" and rhinos meaning "nose".
This genus includes two extant species characterized by a short nose, rough spiny dermal denticles, no anal fin, and two small spineless dorsal fins. Both species are uncommon, little known, deep-water sharks.
[edit] Species
- Bramble shark, Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788).
- Prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei (Pietschmann, 1928).
[edit] References
- Echinorhinus (TSN 160712). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 4 May 2006.
- "Echinorhinidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- "Echinorhinus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- FAO Species Catalogue Volume 4 Parts 1 and 2 Sharks of the World
