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Dalatiidae
longnose pygmy shark
Heteroscymnoides marleyi
Minute photophores cover the underside
- White
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
Mediumlongnose pygmy shark is a marine fish living in ocean habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Minute photophores cover the underside.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Dogfish Sharks
- Family
- Dalatiidae
- Genus
- Heteroscymnoides
- Maximum length
- 29 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Southeast Atlantic: near Ascension Island. Western Indian Ocean: Durban, Natal, South Africa.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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