Somniosus
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Greenland shark
Somniosus microcephalus |
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Somniosus is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Dalatiidae.
[edit] Species
- Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Pacific sleeper shark, Somniosus pacificus (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944)
- Little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827)
[edit] References
- "Somniosus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.