Somniosus is a widely distributed genus of deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Somniosidae. Several members of the genus are believed to attain lengths up to , thus ranking among the largest of sharks.
Species
- Somniosus antarcticus <small>Whitley, 1939</small> (southern sleeper shark)
- Somniosus cheni <small>Hsu, Lin, & Joung, 2020</small> (Taiwan sleeper shark)
- â Somniosus gonzalezi <small>Welton & Goedert, 2016</small> â fossil, Oligocene
- Somniosus longus <small>Tanaka, 1912</small> (frog shark)
- Somniosus microcephalus <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Greenland shark)
- Somniosus pacificus <small>Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944</small> (Pacific sleeper shark)
- Somniosus rostratus <small>A. Risso, 1827</small> (little sleeper shark)
- Somniosus sp. A <small>Not yet described</small> (longnose sleeper shark)
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