Genus Galeus Rafinesque, 1810
Galeus Rafinesque, 1810, Caratt.gen.sp.anim.piant.Sicilia, Palermo, Pt. 1:13.
Type Species:
Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810, by subsequent designation of Fowler (1908:53).
Synonymy:
Subgenus Pristiurus Bonaparte, 1834 (Genus Scyllium Cuvier, 1817)
Genus Pristidurus Bonaparte, 1838 (emendation of Pristiurus?)
Subgenus Figaro Whitley, 1928 (Genus Pristiurus Bonaparte, 1834)
FAO Names:
SCYL Gal [FAO Code]