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Somniosus Lesueur, 1818

Dataset
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Squaliformes
family
Somniosidae
genus
Somniosus

Name

Synonyms
Brevisomniosus Quéro, 1976
Heteroscymnus Tanaka, 1912
Laemargus Müller & Henle, 1837
Leidon Wood, 1846
Leiodon Wood, 1846
Rhinoscymnus Gill, 1865
Somnolentus Swainson, 1838
Homonyms
Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Common names
sleeper shark in English
sleeper sharks in English
håkäringar in Swedish
håkäringar in Swedish
オンデンザメ属 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., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  4. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  6. FishBase
  7. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022.
  8. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  9. J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1 (9)
  10. Lesueur, C.A. (1818). Description of several new species of North American fishes. <em>J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.</em> 1(2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 10, 11, 14.
  11. Lesueur, C.A. (1818). Description of several new species of North American fishes. <em>J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.</em> 1(2): 222-235; 359-368, Pls. 10, 11, 14.
  12. Neave, S. A. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  13. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  14. Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer)
  15. SN2000/Eschmeyer, 2004-present
  16. Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 363, 1-560.
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  18. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  19. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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