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iSomniosus
Image:Somniosus microcephalus.jpg Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squaliformes Family: Dalatiidae Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Species
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Somniosus is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Dalatiidae.

[edit] Species

• Greenland shark, Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
• Pacific sleeper shark, Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
• Little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus (Risso, 1827)

[edit] References

• "Somniosus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.fr:Somniosus