Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Order Squaliformes Scientific name Scymnodalatias garricki | Phylum Chordata Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Somniosidae Rank Species | |
Similar Japanese velvet dogfish, Pink lanternshark, Largespine velvet dogfish, Ornate dogfish, Plunket shark |
The Azores dogfish, Scymnodalatias garricki, is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae. It is known only from the holotype caught north of the Azores.
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