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 Somniosus

General data

  • Main name: Somniosus

Classification

  • Family: Somniosidae - Sleeper sharks
  • Order: Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
  • Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
  • Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Species

Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

Southern sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus)

Taiwan sleeper shark (Somniosus cheni)

Frog shark (Somniosus longus)

Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus)

Little sleeper shark (Somniosus rostratus)

Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
    • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
      • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
      • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
      • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
      • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
      • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
      • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
      • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
      • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
      • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
      • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
      • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
        • Squalidae - Dogfish sharks->
        • Somniosidae - Sleeper sharks->
          • Somniosus - Somniosus->
          • Centroscymnus - Centroscymnus->
          • Centroselachus - Centroselachus->
          • Zameus - Zameus->
          • Scymnodalatias - Scymnodalatias->
          • Scymnodon - Scymnodon->
        • Etmopteridae - Lantern sharks->
        • Centrophoridae - Gulper sharks->
        • Dalatiidae - Sleeper sharks->
        • Oxynotidae - Rough sharks->
      • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
      • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
    • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->