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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Somniosidae Sleeper sharks

Genus: Somniosus

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6 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

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Somniosus antarcticus
[Southern sleeper shark]
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Max. Length 14.7 cm TL
 
Somniosus cheni
[Taiwan sleeper shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 130.1 cm TL
 
Somniosus longus
[Frog shark]

Photo by FAO

Arctic and North and Cent
Max. Length 550 cm TL
Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Somniosus microcephalus
[Greenland shark]

Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.

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

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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)

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Somniosus rostratus
[Little sleeper shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Somniosus antarcticus Southern sleeper shark South Indo-Pacific and So 438 TL 1939
Somniosus cheni Taiwan sleeper shark Northwest Pacific 14.7 TL 2020
Somniosus longus Frog shark Western Pacific 130.1 TL 1912
Somniosus microcephalus Greenland shark Arctic and North and Cent 550 TL 1801
Somniosus pacificus Pacific sleeper shark North Pacific and Arctic 440 TL 1944
Somniosus rostratus Little sleeper shark Northeast Atlantic 143 TL 1827



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