Squaliformes are a large and diverse order of sharks characterized by having two dorsal fins, no anal fin, and no nictitating membrane. They’re found all over the world. Some popular species are the @greenland shark, the @gulper shark, and the @viper dogfish.
Family: Squalidae | Genus: Squalus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
Edmund’s Spurdog is a recently described dogfish from 2007. They occur in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Western Australia and Indonesia at depths between 204 to 850 m deep, but typically at 300 to 500 m deep…. read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The false lanternshark is a species of dogfish shark found in New Caledonia. Like all lanternsharks, they’re small deep water sharks known for the light-producing photophores on their bodies. The photophores are concentrated mostly on their belly and it works… read more.
Family: Squalidae | Genus: Squalus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Fat-Spine spurdog is a species of dogfish found of the northwestern coast of Australia. They inhabitant upper continental slopes at depths of between 180m and 210m. These rare, slender dogfish are pale grey in colour with a light underside… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | Species: Etmopterus schultzi | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Fringefin Lanternsharks are small, slender deepwater sharks with a relatively wide range in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea at depths of 200 to 1000 m over muddy bottoms. Biology and Behaviour Fringefin lanternsharks are light brown above… read more.
Family: Somniosidae | Genus: Somniosus | Species: Somniosus longus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Somniosus Longus Shark, also known as the Frog Shark, is a very rare species mainly found in deep waters. It is from the sleeper shark family Somniosidae. Biology: There is not much information regarding this species’ biology. The maximum… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Centroscyllium | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The granular dogfish is a poorly known deepwater shark found off the coast of Chile and the Falkland Islands at about 300 to 500 m depth. It is a small fin with two dorsal fins and no anal fin. They… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Centroscyllium | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Granular Dogfish is a small, poorly-known, deepwater shark found 300-500 metres deep in Chilean waters. Initially they were reported in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands but that is no longer correct. This species is born at… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | Species: Etmopterus princeps | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Great Lanternshark is a relatively small deepwater shark that ranges in the North and Eastern Central Atlantic. In the North Atlantic, Great Lanternsharks can be found in waters over 4000 m deep, but they typically swim between 300 to… read more.
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