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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Somniosidae Sleeper sharks

Genus: Somniosus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Reyes, P.

South Indo-Pacific and So
Max. Length 438 cm TL
Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Somniosus antarcticus
[Southern sleeper shark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 130.1 cm TL
 
Somniosus longus
[]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

Arctic and North Atlantic
Max. Length 730 cm TL
Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Somniosus microcephalus
[Greenland shark]

Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.

North Pacific.
Max. Length 440 cm TL
Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944

Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.
 
Somniosus pacificus
[Pacific sleeper shark]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 143 cm TL
Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Somniosus rostratus
[Little sleeper shark]
5 Species of Family Somniosidae with Genus Somniosus
(Sleeper sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1939 Somniosus antarcticus Southern sleeper shark South Indo-Pacific and So 438 TL
1912 Somniosus longus Western Pacific 130.1 TL
1801 Somniosus microcephalus Greenland shark Arctic and North Atlantic 730 TL
1944 Somniosus pacificus Pacific sleeper shark North Pacific. 440 TL
1827 Somniosus rostratus Little sleeper shark Northeast Atlantic 143 TL



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