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Somniosus rostratus A. Risso, 1827 (little sleeper shark) Somniosus sp. A Not yet described (long-nose sleeper shark) Genus Zameus D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903. Zameus squamulosus Günther, 1877 (velvet dogfish) Family Squalidae (dogfish sharks) Genus Cirrhigaleus S. Tanaka (I), 1912. Cirrhigaleus asper Merrett, 1973 (rough-skin spurdog)
Ground sharks, like this blacknose shark, have a nictitating membrane which can be drawn over the eye to protect it. Carcharhiniformes / k ɑːr k ə ˈ r aɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / , commonly known as ground sharks, are the largest order of sharks , with over 270 species.
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The jaguar catshark (Bythaelurus giddingsi), also known as the Galápagos catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, endemic to the Galápagos Islands. [2] [3] The species was first described in 2012. This catshark is about 30 cm (12 in) long when mature, and it is colored blackish-brown with ...
Galeomorphii is a superorder of sharks.They are sometimes called galea or galean sharks.There are about 300 living species in 23 families.Galean sharks are divided into four orders: the Heterodontiformes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, and Carcharhiniformes.
The Pseudotriakidae are a small family of ground sharks, belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes, containing the false catsharks (genera Pseudotriakis and Planonasus) and gollumsharks (genus Gollum).
Video above: Tail end of shark week celebrated at Shark Con. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new species of shark in South America.
Frilled sharks contain only two extant species of deepsea creatures which are typically weakened in areas closer to the surface. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled shark, known as a living fossil, along with the Southern African frilled shark, found along coastal areas of South Africa. Several extinct species are known.