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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Somniosidae Sleeper sharks

Genus: Scymnodon

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Photo by Serrano, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Scymnodon ringens Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864

Photo by Serrano, A.
 
Scymnodon ringens
[Knifetooth dogfish]
1 Species of Family Somniosidae with Genus Scymnodon
(Sleeper sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1864 Scymnodon ringens Knifetooth dogfish Eastern Atlantic 110 TL



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