''Scymnodon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

squaliform The Squaliformes are an order of sharks that includes about 126 species in seven families. Members of the order have two dorsal fins, which usually possess spines, they usually have a sharp head, no anal fin or nictitating membrane, and fi ...

shark Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimo ...

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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 ha ...

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''

Scymnodon ichiharai The Japanese velvet dogfish (''Scymnodon ichiharai'') is a harmless deepwater sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the northwest Pacific from Suruga Bay and adjacent waters of Japan at depths of between .White, W.T., Vaz, D.F.B., H ...

'' Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish) 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.'' * ''

Scymnodon macracanthus The largespine velvet dogfish (''Scymnodon macracanthus'') is a shark of the family Somniosidae, found on the lower continental slopes between latitudes 50°S and 54°S in the southeast Pacific Ocean from the Straits of Magellan, and the south ...

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Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1906) (largespine velvet dogfish) * ''

Scymnodon plunketi The plunket shark or Plunket's shark (''Scymnodon plunketi'') is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around south eastern Australia, and New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pa ...

'' ( Waite, 1910) (Plunket's shark) * ''

Scymnodon ringens The knifetooth dogfish (''Scymnodon ringens''), is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitude ...

'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (knifetooth dogfish)

References

Shark genera Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage {{Shark-stub