FAMILY Proscylliidae Fowler, 1941 - finback catsharks [=Proscylliinae] Notes: Proscylliinae Fowler, 1941a:25 [ref. 6536] (subfamily) Proscyllium [family name sometimes seen as Proscyllidae]

GENUS Ctenacis Compagno, 1973 - harlequin sharks [=Ctenacis Compagno [L. J. V.], 1973:258] Notes: [ref. 897]. Fem. Triakis fehlmanni Springer, 1968. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Ctenacis Compagno, 1973 -- (Compagno 1984:370 [ref. 6846], Bass & Compagno 1986:87 [ref. 5637], Compagno 1988:183 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589]). Current status: Valid as Ctenacis Compagno, 1973. Proscylliidae.

Species Ctenacis fehlmanni (Springer, 1968) - harlequin catshark [=Triakis fehlmanni Springer [S.], 1968:614, Figs. 1-4, 5C] Notes: [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 81; ref. 10194] Indian Ocean southwest of Cape Guardafui, Somalia, 11°24'N, 51°35'E, Anton Bruun cruise 9 station 463, depth 70-170 meters. Current status: Valid as Ctenacis fehlmanni (Springer, 1968). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Off Somalia. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Eridacnis Smith, 1913 - catsharks [=Eridacnis Smith [H. M.], 1913:599, Neotriakis Smith [J. L. B.], 1957:262] Notes: [ref. 4044]. Fem. Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Eridacnis Smith, 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:372 [ref. 6846], Bass & Compagno 1986:87 [ref. 5637], Compagno 1988:185 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:456 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:28 [ref. 29145], Castro 2011:350 [ref. 31457]). Current status: Valid as Eridacnis Smith, 1913. Proscylliidae. (Neotriakis) [ref. 4114]. Fem. Neotriakis sinuans Smith, 1957. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Eridacnis Smith, 1913 -- (Compagno 1984:372 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:185 [ref. 13488]). Current status: Synonym of Eridacnis Smith, 1913. Proscylliidae.

Species Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944) - pygmy dogfish [=Triakis barbouri Bigelow [H. B.] & Schroeder [W. C.], 1944:27, Pl. 8] Notes: [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 23; ref. 13163] Off Santa Clara Province, northern coast of Cuba. Current status: Valid as Eridacnis barbouri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida ( U.S.A.) and Cuba. Habitat: marine.

Species Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913 - pygmy ribbontail catshark [=Eridacnis radcliffei Smith [H. M.], 1913:599, Pl. 47; Figs. 1-3, Proscyllium alcocki Misra [K. S.], 1950:87, Pl. 1] Notes: [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 45 (no. 2003); ref. 4044] Off Jolo Light, Sulu Islands, 6°11'50"N, 121°08'20"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5135, depth 161 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913. Proscylliidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, scattered localities. Habitat: marine. (alcocki) [Journal of the Zoological Society of India v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 12963] Andaman Sea, 13°17'15"N, 93°10'25"E, Investigator station 233, depth 185 fathoms. Current status: Synonym of Eridacnis radcliffei Smith, 1913. Proscylliidae. Habitat: marine.

Species Eridacnis sinuans (Smith, 1957) - African ribbontail catshark [=Neotriakis sinuans Smith [J. L. B.], 1957:262, Fig. 2] Notes: [South African Journal of Science v. 53 (no. 10); ref. 4114] Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 180 fathoms. Current status: Valid as Eridacnis sinuans (Smith, 1957). Proscylliidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean. Habitat: marine.

GENUS Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904 - catsharks [=Proscyllium (subgenus of Scyllium) Hilgendorf [F. M.], 1904:39, Calliscyllium Tanaka [S.], 1912:171] Notes: [ref. 2170]. Neut. Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904. Type by monotypy. See also Nakaya 1983 [ref. 5697] for description of type. •Valid as Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904 -- (Compagno 1984:376 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:5 [ref. 6441], Compagno 1988:189 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:481 [ref. 25589], Last & Vongpanich 2004:23 [ref. 28605]). Current status: Valid as Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904. Proscylliidae. (Calliscyllium) [ref. 6035]. Neut. Calliscyllium venustum Tanaka, 1912. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904 -- (Compagno 1984:376 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:189 [ref. 13488]). Current status: Synonym of Proscyllium Hilgendorf, 1904. Proscylliidae.

Species Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904 - graceful catshark [=Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf [F. M.], 1904:39, Calliscyllium venustum Tanaka [S.], 1912:171, Pl. 46 (figs. 178-183)] Notes: [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1904 (no. 2); ref. 2170] Taka [Kaohsiung], southwestern Taiwan. Current status: Valid as Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904. Proscylliidae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine. (venustum) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 10; ref. 6035] Tokyo fish market, Japan. Current status: Synonym of Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904. Proscylliidae. Distribution: Northwestern and western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

Species Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich, 2004 - magnificent catshark [=Proscyllium magnificum Last [P. R.] & Vongpanich [V.], 2004:23, Figs. 1-2] Notes: [Phuket Marine Biological Center Research Bulletin No. 6; ref. 28605] Northern Andaman Sea, off Myanmar, 12°44.65'-12°45.20'N, 96°50.12-96°49.68'E, depth 141-144 meters. Current status: Valid as Proscyllium magnificum Last & Vongpanich, 2004. Proscylliidae. Distribution: Andaman Sea off Myanmar. Habitat: marine.