Sulu gollumshark
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| Sulu gollumshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pseudotriakidae |
| Genus: | Gollum |
| Species: | G. suluensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gollum suluensis Last & Gaudiano, 2011
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The Sulu gollumshark (Gollum suluensis) is a species of ground shark in the family Pseudotriakidae, found off Palawan Island in the southern Philippines.[2] This recently discovered species was discovered at a fish market in Palawan during a project led by the World Wildlife Fund during the 1990s to investigate elasmobranch biodiversity in the area.
The Sulu gollumshark derives its name from the Sulu Sea in the Philippines.[3] They can grow to sizes of 58.5 cm (1.92 ft) in length, and feature darker coloration and a wider head relative to the closely related slender smooth-hound, another species of gollumshark.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Sherman, C.S.; VanderWright, J. (2020). "Gollum suluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T162215695A162215709. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T162215695A162215709.en. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Gollum suluensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b Peter R. Last; Joe. P. Gaudiano (24 August 2011). "Gollum suluensis sp. nov. (Carcharhiniformes: Pseudotriakidae), a new gollum-shark from the southern Philippines". Zootaxa. 3002 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3002.1.2. Retrieved 2023-05-08 – via Biotaxa.org.
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