Pacific Sleeper

Gobiomorus maculatus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Eleotridae

The Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) is a shark of the family Somniosidae, the sleeper sharks. While primarily associated with temperate and subarctic waters of the Northern Pacific Ocean, it has been documented in the tropical Pacific and Antarctic Ocean as well. Reaching lengths of 4.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

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Pacific Sleeper

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