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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Somniosidae Sleeper sharks

Genus: Zameus

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2 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
 
Zameus ichiharai
[Japanese velvet dogfish]

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

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Zameus squamulosus
[Velvet dogfish]
2 Species of Family Somniosidae with Genus Zameus
(Sleeper sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1984 Zameus ichiharai Japanese velvet dogfish Northwest Pacific
1877 Zameus squamulosus Velvet dogfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 84 TL



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