Little sleeper shark

The little sleeper shark, Somniosus rostratus, is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae found in the northeast Atlantic, western Mediterranean, and western Pacific around New Zealand, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m.

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The Little sleeper shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 200 - 1000 m environment.

Range of the little sleeper shark (in blue) Greyreefsharksmall2. More

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Common names

Gutxo dormidor in Catalan (Català)
Kaeruzame in Japanese (日本語)
Köpek baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Köpek balığı in Turkish (Türkçe)
Laimargue de la Méditerranée in French (français)
Laimargue de Méditerranée in French (français)
Lemargo in Dutch (Nederlands)
Lemargo in Italian (Italiano)
Lemargos in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Lemargos in Greek, Modern (1453)
Lille havkal in Danish (dansk)
little sleeper shark in English
Peshkagen in Albanian (Shqip)
Žralok ospalý dlouhonosý in Czech (česky)
Tauró boreal in Catalan (Català)
Tiburón boreal in Spanish (español)
Tollo boreal in Spanish (español)
Žralok ospalý dlouhonosý in Czech (česky)
Λαίμαργος in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Λαίμαργος in Greek, Modern (1453)
小鰭睡鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
小鳍睡鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
長體睡鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
长体睡鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Squaliformes
Family : Somniosidae
Genus : Somniosus
Species : Somniosus rostratus
Authority : Risso, 1827