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: 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.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | Species: Etmopterus virens | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Green Lanternsharks are small sharks that are endemic to the Western Central Atlantic in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. They are common at depths of 196 to 915 m. Biology and Behaviour: Green Lanternsharks frequent the sea… read more.
Family: Squalidae | Genus: Squalus | Species: Squalus chloroculus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Greeneye Spurdog is a deepwater shark that was recently described in 2007. They can be found off the coasts of New Zealand and Australia at depths between 213 to 1360 m. Biology and Behaviour Green-eye spurdogs are small sized… read more.
Family: Somniosidae | Genus: Somniosus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Greenland Shark, also known as the Gurry Shark or the Large Sleeper Shark (due to its sluggish nature), is native to the Arctic and North Atlantic. The Greenlandic Inuit call them Eqalussuaq in their language, Kalaallisut, and they have… read more.
Family: Centrophoridae | Genus: Centrophorus | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Endangered
The Gulper Shark is a deep-water dogfish with a widespread but patchy distribution across the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. It lives between 50 m and 1,500 m (164–4,921 ft) below the surface of the ocean, although it is most commonly… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Hawaiian lanternshark is a species of lantern shark found exclusively around the Hawaiian Islands at depths of 280 to 1610 m. Like all members of the lantern shark family they’re small, with a maximum length of 45 cm, they… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Centroscyllium | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The High-fin Dogfish is a little-known deepwater shark found 800-1000 metres deep in the northwest Pacific Ocean, off the Emperor Seamount Chain east of Japan and the Kuril Islands. Only 21 specimens have been collected of the High-fin Dogshark, so… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Aculeola | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
Also known as the Hooktooth Dogfish, this shark species is in the Etmopteridae family (lantern sharks). They have small hook-like teeth in both jaws and very small equal-sized dorsal fin spines. This species is found on the continental shelf and… read more.
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