Subclass Elasmobranchii Higher classification Euprotomicrus | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Euprotomicrus bispinatus Rank Species | |
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Genus EuprotomicrusT. N. Gill, 1865 Similar Shark, Dalatiidae, Dwarf lanternshark, Longnose pygmy shark, Centroscyllium | ||
Pygmy sharks
The pygmy shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), the second-smallest of all the shark species after the dwarf lanternshark, is a sleeper shark of the Dalatiidae family, the only member of the genus Euprotomicrus. Their lengths are up to about 25 cm (10 in) for females and about 22 cm (8.7 in) for males.
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Pygmy sharks are ovoviviparous and produce about eight young in each litter.
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