Spined pygmy shark nmfs2
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Description: English: Spined pigmy shark ( Squaliolus laticaudus ). This is one of the smallest of of sharks, being only 8 to 10 inches in length when fully grown. Gulf of Mexico. Source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/fish4472.htm or https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/5188109308/. Author: SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC.
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- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Chordata (Chordates)
- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
- Gnathostomata (jawed fish)
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Elasmobranchii ("sharks, skates and rays")
- Selachii (modern sharks)
- Squaliformes (squaliform sharks)
- Dalatiidae (kitefin sharks)
- Squaliolus
- Squaliolus laticaudus (Big-eye Dwarf Shark)
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