The plunket shark or Plunket's shark (''Scymnodon plunketi'') is a
sleeper shark of the
family
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Somniosidae
The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature.
Distribution and hab ...
, found around south eastern
Australia, and
New Zealand
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, at depths of between 220 and 1,550 m over
continental shelves. It reaches a length of 130 cm.
[White, W.T., Vaz, D.F.B., Ho, H.-C., Ebert, D.A., Carvalho, M.R.d., Corrigan, S., Rochel, E., Carvalho, M.d., Tanaka, S. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2014): Redescription of ''Scymnodon ichiharai'' Yano and Tanaka 1984 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from the western North Pacific, with comments on the definition of somniosid genera. ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (2): 213-229.'']
References
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Scymnodon
Fish described in 1910
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