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Sleeper Sharks
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Sleeper Sharks

Somniosus

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.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species

Greenland Shark

speciesSomniosus microcephalus

Pacific Sleeper Shark

speciesSomniosus pacificus

Southern Sleeper Shark

speciesSomniosus antarcticus

Taiwan Sleeper Shark

speciesSomniosus cheni

Little Sleeper Shark

speciesSomniosus rostratus

Frog Shark

speciesSomniosus longus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92121.