Somniosus
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Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus | |
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Somniosus
Lesueur, 1818
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Somniosus is a widely distributed genus of deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae.[2] Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to 7 m, thus rank among the largest of sharks.
Species
- Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939 (southern sleeper shark)
- Somniosus longus Tanaka, 1912 (frog shark)
- Somniosus microcephalus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Greenland shark)
- Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (Pacific sleeper shark)
- Somniosus rostratus A. Risso, 1827 (little sleeper shark)
- Somniosus sp. A Not yet described (longnose sleeper shark)
See also
References
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