Somniosus pacificus, Pacific sleeper shark

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Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944

Pacific sleeper shark
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Somniosus pacificus
Juvenile picture by Gadig, O.B.F.

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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Etymology: Somniosus: Latin for sleepy, reflecting Lesueur’s surmise that these sharks are slow or sluggish because of their relatively small fins (hence the name sleeper sharks). (See ETYFish);  pacificus: -icus (L.), belonging to: the Pacific Ocean (specifically, the North Pacific), where it occurs (also in Arctic Ocean). (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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