Abstract

SAEZ, Sylvia; PEQUENO, Germán  and  LAMILLA, Julio. Taxonomic key of the Superorder Squalomorphi from Chile (Pisces: Elasmobranchii). Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr. [online]. 2010, vol.45, suppl.1, pp. 619-634. ISSN 0718-1957.  doi: 10.4067/S0718-19572010000400008.

A taxonomic key to identify the Chilean species of the shark Superorder Squalomorphi, grouped in 16 families is presented. The families are: Hexanchidae, Chlamydoselachidae, Rhincodontidae, Pseudocarchariidae, Lamnidae, Cetorhinidae, Alopiidae, Scyliorhinidae, Triakidae, Carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae, Dalatiidae, Centrophoridae, Squalidae, Echinorhinidae and Squatinidae. For the 56 currently considered species, the geographic distribution is indicated.

Keywords : Taxonomy; sharks; geographic distribution.