Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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SPECIES

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Classification

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

Name

Synonyms: Laemargus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801); Leiodon echinatum Wood, 1846; Scymnus glacialis Faber, 1829; Scymnus gunneri Thienemann, 1828; Scymnus micropterus Valenciennes, 1832; Somniosus brevipinna Lesueur, 1818; Squalus borealis Scoresby, 1820; Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801; Squalus norvegianus Blainville, 1825
Homonyms: Somniosus microcephalus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Common names: Almindelig havkal in Danish; Atlandi polaarhai in Estonian; Eishai in German; Eishai in German; Eishai in German; Ekaludjuag in Inuktitut; Ekalugssuak in Inuktitut; Ekalugssûp piarâ in Inuktitut; Ekalukjuak in Inuktitut; Eqaludjuaq in Inuktitut; Eqalugssuaq in Inuktitut; Eqalukjuag in Inuktitut; Eqaluksuaq in Inuktitut; Eqalukuak in Inuktitut; Eqalussuaq in Kalaallisut; Eqalusuaq in Inuktitut; Greenland shark in English; Greenland shark in English; Greenland shark in English; Greenland shark in English; Greenland shark in English; Greenland shark in English; Groenlandse haai in Dutch; Groenlandse haai in Turkish; Groenlandse haai in Turkish; Groenlandse haai in Afrikaans; Groenlandse haai in Dutch; Ground shark in English; Grundhai in German; Grönlandhai in German; Grönlandhai in German; Grønlandshaj in Danish; Grønlandshaj in Danish; Grønlandshaj in Danish; Havkal in Danish; Havkal in Danish; Havkal in Danish; Holkeri in Finnish; Holkeri in Finnish; Hákarl in Icelandic; Hákarl in Icelandic; Hákelling in Faroese; Håkjerring in Norwegian; Håkjerring in Norwegian; Håkäring in Swedish; Håkäring in Swedish; Ijshaai in Dutch; Iqalugjuaq in Inuktitut; Iqalujjuaq in Inuktitut; Iqalukuak in Inuktitut

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