Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Elasmobranchii

order

Squaliformes

family

Somniosidae

genus

Somniosus

species

Somniosus microcephalus

Name

Homonyms

Squalus microcephalus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Bibliographic References

1. Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.
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, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
5. WoRMS Editorial Board (2017) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
6. WoRMS Editorial Board (2017) World Register of Marine Species