Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dalatiidae Sleeper sharks

Genus: Squaliolus

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Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959

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Squaliolus aliae
[Smalleye pygmy shark]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Nearly circumtropical. W
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Squaliolus laticaudus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Squaliolus laticaudus
[Spined pygmy shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Squaliolus aliae Smalleye pygmy shark Western Pacific 22 TL 1959
Squaliolus laticaudus Spined pygmy shark Nearly circumtropical. W 25 TL 1912



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