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: Somniosidae | Genus: Scymnodon | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Scymnodon Macracanthus, also known as the Largespine Velvet Dogfish, is a shark of the Somniosidae family found in the southeast Pacific Ocean from the Straits of Magellan and the Southwest Pacific from New Zealand. This species’ habitat is on… read more.
Family: Dalatiidae | Genus: Isistius | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark is a rare species of dogfish shark in the family Dalatiidae, found in scattered locations between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Biology and Description: The Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark has a long, cigar-shaped body… read more.
Family: Centrophoridae | Genus: Centrophorus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Leafscale Gulper shark is found in various locations around the world. They live in the eastern Atlantic, from Iceland, all the way down to South Africa as well as in the western Pacific Ocean near Japan and Australia. They… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Etmopterus bullisi, or Lined Lanternshark, is a small, poorly-known shark species found 250 metres all the way to 850 metres deep in the western Atlantic and northwestern Atlantic ocean. They are known to areas like North Carolina and Florida and… read more.
Family: Etmopteridae | Genus: Etmopterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The lined Lanternshark is a shark of the family Etmopteridae, found in the central Coral Sea, northeast of Australia. Biology and Description: The Lined Lanternshark has an extremely slender body. The head is relatively short. The eyes are narrow, with… read more.
Family: Centrophoridae | Genus: Centrophorus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Little Gulper shark is a small, deepwater dogfish member of the family Centrophoridae, found in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Pacific Ocean. This species reaches a maximum size of 110 cm TL, with both sexes maturing at around 75… read more.
Family: Somniosidae | Genus: Somniosus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The little sleeper shark is a species of sleeper shark found mostly in the Northeast Atlantic and the Western Mediterranean. It has also been recorded off the coast of Cuba. It lives at a depth range of 200 to at… read more.
Family: Dalatiidae | Genus: Heteroscymnoides | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Long-nose Pygmy shark is a rare species of dogfish in the family Dalatiidae and the only member of its genus Heteroscymnoides. Biology and Description: The Long-nose Pygmy shark has a slender and moderately compressed from side to side. The… read more.
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