Genus Squalus Linnaeus, 1758
Squalus Linnaeus, 1758, Syst.Nat., ed.10, 1:233.
Type Species:
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation of Gill (1862:405).
Synonymy:
Genus Squalus Scopoli, 1777
Genus Squalis Radermaker, 1779
Subgenus Acanthorhinus Blainville, 1816 (Genus Squalus Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Acanthias Leach, 1818 (also Risso, 1826)
Genus Carcharias Gistel, 1848 (not Rafinesque, 1810, or Cuvier, 1817)
Genus Acantias Vaillant 1888 (error)
Subgenus Flakeus Whitley, 1939 (Genus Squalus Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus Koinga Whitley, 1939 (Genus Squalus Linnaeus, 1758).
FAO Names:
SQUAL Squal [FAO Code]