Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Squaliformes > Somniosidae > Somniosus

Somniosus (sleeper sharks)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Somniosus is a widely distributed genus of deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae. Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to 7 m, thus rank among the largest of sharks.
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Species

Laemargus melanostoma
Somniosus antarcticus (southern sleeper shark)
Somniosus cheni
Somniosus gonzalezi
Somniosus longus (Little sleeper shark)
Somniosus microcephalus (gray shark) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Somniosus pacificus (Pacific Sleeper Shark)
Somniosus rostratus (little sleeper shark)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0