Pacific Sleeper Shark
Somniosus pacificus
Summary 2
The Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the North Pacific on continental shelves and slopes in Arctic and temperate waters between latitudes 70°N and 22°N, from the surface to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) deep. Records from southern oceans are likely misidentifications of relatives. Its length is up to 4.4 m (14 ft), although it could possibly reach lengths in excess of 7 m (23 ft).
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) BIO Photography Group, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.boldsystems.org/archive/image.php?id=bold.org/38193
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somniosus_pacificus
