Squaliolus

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Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Dalatiidae Higher classification Dalatiidae		Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Scientific name Squaliolus Rank Genus

Lower classifications Spined pygmy shark, Smalleye pygmy shark

Squaliolus is a genus of deep-sea dogfish sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

Species

Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (smalleye pygmy shark)

Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark)

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