Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) >
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Cirrhigaleus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, galeos = a shark (Ref. 45335); australis: Derived from the Latin australis in reference to the distribution of this species in the temperate
Southern Hemisphere..
More on authors: White, Last & Stevens.