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Somniosidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Squaliformes
family
Somniosidae

Name

Synonyms
Somnosidae
Homonyms
Somniosidae
Common names
Havkalfamilien in Danish
Havkalfamilien in Danish
Laimargues in French
Schlafhaie in German
Sleeper Sharks in English
Squalo sonnolento in Italian
holkerit in Finnish
håkjerringfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
håkäringhajar in Swedish
sleeper shark in English
sleeper sharks in English
sleeper sharks in English
speči morski psi in Slovenian
světlošovití in Czech
Полярноакулові in Ukrainian
Полярные акулы in Russian
Сомниозовые in Russian
オンデンザメ科 in Japanese
睡鯊科 in Chinese
håkjerringfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
håkjerringfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
håkäringhajar in Swedish
オンデンザメ科 in Japanese
håkjerringfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
håkjerringfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
håkäringhajar in Swedish
sleeper sharks in English
sömnhajar in Swedish
オンデンザメ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Systematics and Body Form. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 1-42.
  3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  5. Jordan, David Starr, 1910: null. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States, Including the District North and East of the Ozark Mountains, South of the Laurentian Hills, North of the Southern Boundary of Virginia, and East of the Missouri River Inclusive of.... i - vi + 393.
  6. Kullander, Stach, Nyman, Samuelsson, Hansson, Delling, Blom & Jilg (2011) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Lansettfiskar–broskfiskar. Chordata: Branchiostomatidae–Chondrichthyes.
  7. Nelson, Joseph S., 2006: null. Fishes of the World, Fourth Edition. xix + 601.
  8. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  9. WoRMS Editorial Board (2016) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
  10. Yano et al., 2004
  11. as per Dalatiidae
  12. as per Dalatiidae
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