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Smalleye pygmy shark

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75: 216: 31: 50: 268:, spending the day in deep water and the night in shallower water. One of the smallest shark species, the smalleye pygmy shark is known to reach only 22 cm (8.7 in) long. It has a blackish, spindle-shaped body with relatively small eyes, and a spine preceding the first 434:. There are 20–27 upper tooth rows and 18–23 lower tooth rows. The upper teeth are slender and upright. The larger, broader lower teeth have angled and knife-like cusps, and interlock to form a continuous cutting surface. The five pairs of 430:-shaped rather than nearly straight. The nostrils lack substantially expanded skin flaps in front. The mouth is nearly transverse and bears thin lips; a pair of papillae (nipple-like structures) is on the upper lip that is absent in 481:
are flattened and not toothed or elevated on stalks. This species is dark brown to black in color, becoming light towards the fin margins. Its underside is covered by
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and has a bulbous, pointed snout. The eyes are relatively small, with their diameters measuring 43–66% as long as the snout (compared to 61–82% in
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Among the smallest of extant sharks, the smalleye pygmy shark attains a maximum recorded length of 22 cm (8.7 in). It is shaped like a
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is broad and triangular, with nearly symmetrical upper and lower lobes and a prominent notch in the trailing margin of the upper lobe. The
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in scientific literature. Some authors questioned the validity of the species, and in 1977 Jeffrey Alan Seigel and colleagues
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as in other members of its family, with the young being born under 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Males attain
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The first known specimen of the smalleye pygmy shark was a female 18 cm (7.1 in) long, caught off
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Tanakamaru H.; Shibuya T. & Kubota T. (1999). "Some Biological Aspects of the Spined Pygmy Shark,
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because of its small size, and has no economic value. This, coupled with its wide range, has led the
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Little is known of the natural history of the smalleye pygmy shark. It feeds primarily on midwater
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by matching the downwelling light, a strategy known as "counter-illumination". Reproduction is
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Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date
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The smalleye pygmy shark appears to be widely distributed, but in patches, in the western
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Report – Laboratory of Fishery Biology, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute
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Seigel, J.A.; T.W. Pietsch; B.H. Robison & T. Abe (November 25, 1977). "
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Teng H.T. (1959). "Studeis on the elasmobranch fishes from Formosa. Pt. 4.
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near land, at depths of 150–2,000 m (490–6,560 ft). It conducts a
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are short with rounded margins, and the pelvic fins are long and low. The
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Journal of the Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University
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occur on its underside, which may serve to disguise its silhouette from
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after a woman. The name subsequently came to be rendered as
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species are the only sharks that have a spine on the first
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Stevens (2009). 528:around 15 cm (5.9 in) long. 7: 2664:IUCN Red List least concern species 581:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 692:Sasaki K. & Uyeno T. (1987). " 14: 696:, a dalatiid shark distinct from 570:Kyne, P.M.; Heupel, M.R. (2015). 469:is thin and bears slight lateral 1193:South China cookiecutter shark ( 73: 2289:Indonesian shortsnout spurdog ( 1202:Largetooth cookiecutter shark ( 702:Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 283:. This species feeds on small 223:Range of smalleye pygmy shark 1: 2341:Indonesian greeneye spurdog ( 422:in that the upper rim of the 1639:Velvet belly lantern shark ( 732:Sharks and Rays of Australia 2130:Southern mandarin dogfish ( 1996:Smallmouth velvet dogfish ( 1912:Largespine velvet dogfish ( 1603:Dense-scale lantern shark ( 762:, from Suruga Bay, Japan". 390:, and northern and eastern 2695: 2368:Western longnose spurdog ( 2350:Western longnose spurdog ( 2271:Eastern longnose spurdog ( 1855:Shortnose velvet dogfish ( 1612:West Indian lanternshark ( 1549:Slendertail lanternshark ( 1504:Broadbanded lanternshark ( 1443:Cylindrical lanternshark ( 1402:New Zealand lanternshark ( 2192:Western highfin spurdog ( 2183:Eastern highfin spurdog ( 2071:Japanese velvet dogfish ( 1888:Longnose velvet dogfish ( 1540:Blackbelly lanternshark ( 1486:Blackmouth lanternshark ( 841: 780:Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). 266:migrates vertically daily 222: 213: 195: 188: 70:Scientific classification 68: 46: 37: 28: 23: 2386:Kermadec spiny dogfish ( 2280:Northern spiny dogfish ( 1657:Tasmanian lanternshark ( 1621:Fringefin lanternshark ( 1531:Smalleye lantern shark ( 1522:Caribbean lanternshark ( 1461:Combtooth lanternshark ( 1420:Shorttail lanternshark ( 1033:Rough longnose dogfish ( 982:Leafscale gulper shark ( 374:Distribution and habitat 2395:Spotted spiny dogfish ( 2038:Pacific sleeper shark ( 1675:Hawaiian lanternshark ( 1648:Splendid lanternshark ( 1513:Southern lanternshark ( 1452:Tailspot lanternshark ( 964:Smallfin gulper shark ( 946:Blackfin gulper shark ( 400:diel vertical migration 2679:Fish described in 1959 2047:Little sleeper shark ( 1778:Caribbean roughshark ( 1567:African lanternshark ( 1411:Blurred lanternshark ( 1250:Smalleye pygmy shark ( 1112:Longnose pygmy shark ( 438:are tiny and uniform. 272:, but not the second. 2674:Bioluminescent sharks 2323:Blacktailed spurdog ( 1963:Sparsetooth dogfish ( 1796:Japanese roughshark ( 1630:Thorny lanternshark ( 1594:Smooth lanternshark ( 1000:Little gulper shark ( 991:Mosaic gulper shark ( 973:Taiwan gulper shark ( 955:Lowfin gulper shark ( 652:Squaliolus laticaudus 588:: e.T41858A68643995. 522:aplacental viviparous 301:aplacental viviparous 24:Smalleye pygmy shark 2332:Shortspine spurdog ( 2005:Knifetooth dogfish ( 1846:Portuguese dogfish ( 1805:Sailfin roughshark ( 1787:Angular roughshark ( 1684:Green lanternshark ( 1666:Brown lanternshark ( 1585:False lanternshark ( 1576:Great lanternshark ( 1558:Dwarf lanternshark ( 1495:Pygmy lanternshark ( 1259:Spined pygmy shark ( 1184:Cookiecutter shark ( 919:Dwarf gulper shark ( 237:) is a little-known 231:smalleye pygmy shark 2314:Shortnose spurdog ( 2121:Roughskin spurdog ( 1945:Whitetail dogfish ( 1864:Roughskin dogfish ( 1708:Rasptooth dogfish ( 1587:E. pseudosqualiolus 1470:Pink lanternshark ( 1356:Combtooth dogfish ( 1296:Hooktooth dogfish ( 1051:Longsnout dogfish ( 1042:Arrowhead dogfish ( 937:Dumb gulper shark ( 644:Squaliolus sarmenti 492:Biology and ecology 307:has assessed it as 40:Conservation status 2298:Japanese spurdog ( 2253:Edmund's spurdog ( 2235:Fatspine spurdog ( 2226:Greeneye spurdog ( 2201:Longnose spurdog ( 2139:Mandarin dogfish ( 1972:Sherwood dogfish ( 1374:Whitefin dogfish ( 1347:Bareskin dogfish ( 1338:Granular dogfish ( 1024:Birdbeak dogfish ( 532:Human interactions 338:, who gave it the 2651: 2650: 2623:Open Tree of Life 2420:Taxon identifiers 2411: 2410: 2407: 2406: 2359:Bartail spurdog ( 2217:Bighead spurdog ( 2092: 2091: 2029:Greenland shark ( 1817: 1816: 1769:Prickly dogfish ( 1744: 1743: 1463:E. decacuspidatus 1320:Highfin dogfish ( 1271: 1270: 1088:Taillight shark ( 1063: 1062: 1053:D. quadrispinosum 921:C. atromarginatus 741:978-0-674-03411-2 227: 226: 63: 2686: 2644: 2643: 2631: 2630: 2618: 2617: 2605: 2604: 2592: 2591: 2579: 2578: 2566: 2565: 2553: 2552: 2540: 2539: 2527: 2526: 2514: 2513: 2501: 2500: 2488: 2487: 2475: 2474: 2472:Squaliolus_aliae 2462: 2461: 2460: 2458:Squaliolus aliae 2447: 2446: 2445: 2428:Squaliolus aliae 2415: 2377:Cyrano spurdog ( 2262:Taiwan spurdog ( 2160: 2107: 2103: 2102:(Dogfish sharks) 2080:Velvet dogfish ( 2031:S. microcephalus 1954:Azores dogfish ( 1857:C. cryptacanthus 1832: 1828: 1827:(Sleeper sharks) 1755: 1506:E. gracilispinis 1395: 1394:(Lantern sharks) 1365:Ornate dogfish ( 1282: 1103:Heteroscymnoides 1079:Euprotomicroides 1074: 910:Needle dogfish ( 896: 892: 826: 819: 812: 803: 796: 795: 777: 768: 767: 760:Squaliolus aliae 755: 746: 745: 727: 710: 709: 694:Squaliolus aliae 689: 680: 679: 639: 630: 629: 613: 607: 606: 604: 602: 597: 574:Squaliolus aliae 567: 479:dermal denticles 340:specific epithet 243:squaliform shark 235:Squaliolus aliae 218: 201: 199:Squaliolus aliae 78: 77: 57: 52: 51: 33: 21: 16:Species of shark 2694: 2693: 2689: 2688: 2687: 2685: 2684: 2683: 2654: 2653: 2652: 2647: 2639: 2634: 2626: 2621: 2613: 2608: 2600: 2597:Observation.org 2595: 2587: 2582: 2574: 2569: 2561: 2556: 2548: 2543: 2535: 2530: 2522: 2517: 2509: 2504: 2496: 2491: 2483: 2478: 2470: 2465: 2456: 2455: 2450: 2441: 2440: 2435: 2422: 2412: 2403: 2361:S. notocaudatus 2244:Cuban dogfish ( 2237:S. crassispinus 2211:S. brevirostris 2177:S. acutirostris 2167:Spiny dogfish ( 2158: 2157: 2147: 2101: 2100: 2088: 2055: 2013: 1980: 1929: 1921:Plunket shark ( 1914:P. macracanthus 1896: 1872: 1826: 1825: 1813: 1740: 1732:Viper dogfish ( 1716: 1692: 1659:E. tasmaniensis 1454:E. caudistigmus 1393: 1392: 1382: 1329:Black dogfish ( 1304: 1267: 1234: 1210: 1186:I. brasiliensis 1168: 1160:Kitefin shark ( 1144: 1120: 1096: 1090:E. zantedeschia 1059: 1008: 891:(Gulper sharks) 890: 889: 881: 837: 830: 800: 799: 792: 779: 778: 771: 757: 756: 749: 742: 729: 728: 713: 691: 690: 683: 668:10.2307/1443196 641: 640: 633: 618:Squaliolus alii 615: 614: 610: 600: 598: 569: 568: 559: 554: 534: 526:sexual maturity 494: 483:light-producing 467:caudal peduncle 465:is absent. 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Concern 543: 539: 531: 529: 527: 523: 519: 515: 511: 507: 503: 499: 491: 489: 487: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 459:pectoral fins 456: 452: 448: 444: 439: 437: 433: 432:S. laticaudus 429: 425: 421: 420:S. laticaudus 417: 416:S. laticaudus 413: 405: 403: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 380:Pacific Ocean 373: 371: 369: 365: 364:morphological 361: 360: 359:S. laticaudus 355: 352: 348: 344: 341: 337: 334: 333:ichthyologist 330: 326: 318: 316: 314: 310: 309:Least Concern 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 221: 217: 212: 207: 202: 200: 194: 191: 190:Binomial name 187: 183: 182: 181:S. aliae 177: 174: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 158: 155: 152: 151: 148: 145: 142: 141: 138: 137:Selachimorpha 135: 133:Subdivision: 132: 131: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 115: 112: 111: 108: 105: 102: 101: 98: 95: 92: 91: 88: 85: 82: 81: 76: 71: 67: 61: 56: 55:Least Concern 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 2427: 2396: 2387: 2379:S. rancureli 2378: 2369: 2360: 2351: 2342: 2333: 2325:S. melanurus 2324: 2315: 2307: 2300:S. japonicus 2299: 2290: 2281: 2272: 2263: 2254: 2245: 2236: 2227: 2218: 2210: 2202: 2193: 2185:S. albifrons 2184: 2176: 2169:S. acanthias 2168: 2152: 2140: 2132:C. australis 2131: 2122: 2112:Cirrhigaleus 2110: 2081: 2073:Z. ichiharai 2072: 2060: 2049:S. rostratus 2048: 2040:S. pacificus 2039: 2030: 2018: 2006: 1997: 1985: 1974:S. sherwoodi 1973: 1964: 1955: 1947:S. albicauda 1946: 1934: 1922: 1913: 1903:Proscymnodon 1901: 1889: 1877: 1865: 1856: 1847: 1835: 1807:O. paradoxus 1806: 1798:O. japonicus 1797: 1788: 1779: 1770: 1758: 1733: 1721: 1709: 1699:Miroscyllium 1697: 1685: 1676: 1667: 1658: 1649: 1640: 1631: 1622: 1613: 1604: 1595: 1586: 1577: 1568: 1559: 1550: 1541: 1533:E. litvinovi 1532: 1524:E. hillianus 1523: 1514: 1505: 1496: 1487: 1479: 1471: 1462: 1453: 1444: 1436: 1429: 1421: 1412: 1403: 1387: 1375: 1366: 1357: 1349:C. kamoharai 1348: 1339: 1330: 1321: 1309: 1297: 1285: 1277:Etmopteridae 1260: 1251: 1249: 1239: 1227: 1215: 1203: 1194: 1185: 1173: 1161: 1149: 1137: 1125: 1113: 1101: 1089: 1077: 1052: 1043: 1034: 1025: 1013: 1001: 992: 984:C. squamosus 983: 974: 965: 956: 947: 938: 929: 920: 911: 901:Centrophorus 899: 875:Subdivision 781: 766:(48): 51–67. 763: 759: 731: 705: 701: 697: 693: 659: 655: 651: 647: 643: 625: 621: 617: 611: 599:. Retrieved 585: 579: 573: 535: 508:, and small 495: 451:pectoral fin 442: 440: 431: 419: 415: 409: 396:water column 377: 367: 357: 353: 346: 342: 322: 234: 230: 228: 198: 196: 180: 179: 167: 147:Squaliformes 18: 2545:iNaturalist 2452:Wikispecies 2397:S. suckleyi 2316:S. megalops 2308:S. lalannei 2282:s. griffini 2264:S. formosus 2255:S. edmundsi 2246:S. cubensis 2141:C. barbifer 1998:S. obscurus 1965:S. oligodon 1956:S. garricki 1923:P. plunketi 1823:Somniosidae 1789:O. centrina 1677:E. villosus 1668:E. unicolor 1632:E. sentosus 1623:E. schultzi 1596:E. pusillus 1578:E. princeps 1472:E. dianthus 1437:E. burgessi 1413:E. bigelowi 1331:C. fabricii 1322:C. excelsum 1204:I. plutodus 1195:I. labialis 1127:Mollisquama 975:C. niaukang 601:13 November 514:lanternfish 510:bony fishes 486:photophores 457:bases. The 406:Description 388:Philippines 351:synonymized 336:Teng Huo-Tu 297:bony fishes 277:photophores 258:Philippines 2669:Squaliolus 2658:Categories 2370:S. nasutus 2352:S. nasutus 2273:S. grahami 2159:(Spurdogs) 2007:S. ringens 1866:C. owstoni 1750:Oxynotidae 1734:T. kabeyai 1710:M. sheikoi 1614:E. robinsi 1551:E. molleri 1542:E. lucifer 1445:E. carteri 1430:E. bullisi 1404:E. baxteri 1389:Etmopterus 1376:C. ritteri 1367:C. ornatum 1241:Squaliolus 1114:H. marleyi 1069:Dalatiidae 859:Vertebrata 857:Subphylum 552:References 475:caudal fin 455:pelvic fin 447:dorsal fin 443:Squaliolus 436:gill slits 424:eye socket 270:dorsal fin 250:Dalatiidae 168:Squaliolus 157:Dalatiidae 123:Subclass: 2098:Squalidae 2020:Somniosus 1987:Scymnodon 1686:E. virens 1641:E. spinax 1560:E. perryi 1488:E. evansi 1358:C. nigrum 1138:M. parini 1026:D. calcea 948:C. isodon 869:Subclass 538:fisheries 518:predators 392:Australia 313:fisheries 281:predators 262:Australia 175:Species: 93:Kingdom: 87:Eukaryota 2563:11353528 2519:FishBase 2443:Q3277595 2437:Wikidata 2123:C. asper 1760:Oxynotus 1569:E. polli 1497:E. fusus 1298:A. nigra 1287:Aculeola 1252:S. aliae 1175:Isistius 1162:D. licha 1151:Dalatias 1002:C. uyato 877:Selachii 853:Chordata 847:Animalia 845:Kingdom 512:such as 463:anal fin 441:The two 368:S. aliae 354:S. aliae 325:Donggang 319:Taxonomy 299:. It is 153:Family: 107:Chordata 103:Phylum: 97:Animalia 83:Domain: 60:IUCN 3.1 2537:2420900 2154:Squalus 912:C. acus 851:Phylum 836:species 832:Extant 676:1443196 648:S. alii 506:shrimps 428:chevron 245:in the 239:species 163:Genus: 143:Order: 113:Class: 58: ( 2641:271655 2628:956130 2615:271655 2602:805754 2589:862904 2550:112995 2511:122824 2062:Zameus 1015:Deania 863:Class 788:  738:  674:  656:Copeia 628:: 1–6. 386:, the 329:Taiwan 303:. The 295:, and 293:shrimp 260:, and 256:, the 247:family 208:, 1959 2636:WoRMS 2576:41858 2558:IRMNG 2524:27208 2506:EUNIS 2498:6ZF3P 2485:91595 672:JSTOR 502:krill 498:squid 471:keels 412:cigar 384:Japan 356:with 347:aliae 289:krill 285:squid 264:. It 254:Japan 2610:OBIS 2584:NCBI 2571:IUCN 2532:GBIF 2480:BOLD 786:ISBN 736:ISBN 660:1977 646:and 603:2021 586:2015 542:IUCN 343:alii 229:The 206:Teng 2493:CoL 2467:AFD 700:". 664:doi 654:". 590:doi 426:is 241:of 2660:: 2638:: 2625:: 2612:: 2599:: 2586:: 2573:: 2560:: 2547:: 2534:: 2521:: 2508:: 2495:: 2482:: 2469:: 2454:: 2439:: 772:^ 750:^ 714:^ 706:34 704:. 684:^ 670:. 658:. 634:^ 624:. 584:. 578:. 560:^ 548:. 504:, 500:, 488:. 370:. 327:, 315:. 291:, 287:, 2399:) 2390:) 2381:) 2372:) 2363:) 2354:) 2345:) 2336:) 2327:) 2318:) 2302:) 2293:) 2284:) 2275:) 2266:) 2257:) 2248:) 2239:) 2230:) 2221:) 2205:) 2196:) 2187:) 2171:) 2143:) 2134:) 2125:) 2084:) 2075:) 2051:) 2042:) 2033:) 2009:) 2000:) 1976:) 1967:) 1958:) 1949:) 1925:) 1916:) 1892:) 1868:) 1859:) 1850:) 1809:) 1800:) 1791:) 1782:) 1773:) 1736:) 1712:) 1688:) 1679:) 1670:) 1661:) 1652:) 1643:) 1634:) 1625:) 1616:) 1607:) 1598:) 1589:) 1580:) 1571:) 1562:) 1553:) 1544:) 1535:) 1526:) 1517:) 1508:) 1499:) 1490:) 1474:) 1465:) 1456:) 1447:) 1424:) 1415:) 1406:) 1378:) 1369:) 1360:) 1351:) 1342:) 1333:) 1324:) 1300:) 1263:) 1254:) 1230:) 1206:) 1197:) 1188:) 1164:) 1140:) 1116:) 1092:) 1055:) 1046:) 1037:) 1028:) 1004:) 995:) 986:) 977:) 968:) 959:) 950:) 941:) 932:) 923:) 914:) 825:e 818:t 811:v 794:. 744:. 678:. 666:: 626:8 605:. 592:: 576:" 572:" 233:( 62:)

Index


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachimorpha
Squaliformes
Dalatiidae
Squaliolus
Binomial name
Teng

species
squaliform shark
family
Dalatiidae
Japan
Philippines
Australia
migrates vertically daily
dorsal fin
Bioluminescent
photophores
predators

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