Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dalatiidae Sleeper sharks

Genus: Mollisquama

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Max. Length 14.2 cm TL
 
Mollisquama mississippiensis
[American pocket shark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Pacific

Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984

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Mollisquama parini
[Pocket shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mollisquama mississippiensis American pocket shark Western Central Atlantic 14.2 TL 2019
Mollisquama parini Pocket shark Southeast Pacific 1984



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