Longnose pygmy shark

The longnose pygmy shark, Heteroscymnoides marleyi, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, the only member of the genus Heteroscymnoides, found in the tropical southeast Atlantic and western Indian oceans, at depths down to 500 m.

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The Longnose pygmy shark lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 0 - 502 m environment.

Range of longnose pygmy shark (in blue) Sharks portal The longnose pygmy shark, Heteroscymnoides marleyi, is a sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, the only member of the genus Heteroscymnoides, found in the tropical southeast Atlantic and western Indian More

No image of Longnose pygmy shark found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Systematics Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata) Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes) Order: Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes) More

Common names

Heteroscymnoides in French (français)
Langnæset pygmæhaj in Danish (dansk)
Langsnuitdwerghaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Langsnuitdwerghaai in Unknown
longnose pygmy shark in English
Squale mignon in French (français)
Squale mignone in French (français)
Tollo pigmeo trompudo in Spanish (español)
Tollo pigmeo troumpudo in Spanish (español)
白边似异鳞角鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
白边似异鳞角鲨 in Unknown
白邊似異鱗角鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
白邊似異鱗角鯊 in Unknown

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Order : Squaliformes
Family : Dalatiidae
Genus : Heteroscymnoides
Species : Heteroscymnoides marleyi
Authority : Fowler, 1934