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Somniosus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Somniosus

Higher classification
  
Somniosidae

Order
  
Squaliformes

Family
  
Somniosidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii


Lower classifications
  
Greenland shark, Pacific sleeper shark, Little sleeper shark

Greenland shark world s longest lived vertebrate known somniosus microcephalus


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.

Contents

Somniosus Pacific Sleeper Shark Somniosus pacificus Bigelow and Schroeder

Greenland shark somniosus microcephalus


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)

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    Somniosus Greenland shark Wikipedia

    Somniosus BOLD Systems Taxonomy Browser Somniosus microcephalus species

    References

    Somniosus Wikipedia
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