Somniosidae

Somniosus microcephalus

The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes. They are commonly known as sleeper sharks,^[1] because of their slow swimming. They have a low activity level, and seem to have a non-aggressive nature.^[2]^[3]

Somniosidae Media

References

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Somniosidae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
↑ Erin McCarthy. 7 Cool Facts About Greenland Sharks (December 18, 2014)MentalFloss.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
↑ Bruce A. Wright. Sleeper Sharks not so sleepy (December 8, 2000)Arctic Science Journeys, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[1] Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Somniosidae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.

[2] Erin McCarthy. 7 Cool Facts About Greenland Sharks (December 18, 2014)MentalFloss.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

[3] Bruce A. Wright. Sleeper Sharks not so sleepy (December 8, 2000)Arctic Science Journeys, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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