Kalmar "Squalidae" ita ce ainihin sunan dangin sharks a cikin duniyar dabba, kuma ba ta da ma'anar ƙamus a ma'anar gargajiya.Squalidae" an samo shi daga Latin. kalmar "squalus," wanda ke nufin "m" ko "prickly," kuma ana amfani dashi don komawa zuwa dangin sharks waɗanda aka fi sani da kifin dogfish. Ana samun waɗannan sharks a cikin tekuna a duk faɗin duniya kuma an san su da hakora masu kaifi da kuma fata mai kaifi. da skates.