pygmy shark

Euprotomicrus bispinatus

Rising near the surface nightly then sinking by day

White
Cross-climate
Subtropical
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
North America
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Medium

pygmy shark is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Rising near the surface nightly then sinking by day.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Dogfish Sharks
Family: Dalatiidae
Genus: Euprotomicrus
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumglobal: In subtropical to temperate waters. Southeast Atlantic: near Ascension Island, east of Fernando de Noronha Island, and west of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Indian Ocean: Madagascar to Western Australia. North Pacific: Midway Islands, Hawaiian Islands to off California, USA. South Pacific: between New Zealand, Phoenix Island and southern Chile.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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