Somniosus
Somniosus is a widely distributed genus of deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae. Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to, thus ranking among the largest of sharks.
Species
- Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939
- Somniosus cheni Hsu, Lin, & Joung, 2020
- †Somniosus gonzalezi Welton & Goedert, 2016 – fossil, Oligocene
- Somniosus longus Tanaka, 1912
- Somniosus microcephalus
- Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
- Somniosus rostratus A. Risso, 1827
- Somniosus sp. A Not yet described