Image: Smalleye Pygmy Shark, Squaliolus alii

Smalleye Pygmy Shark, Squaliolus alii

A Smalleye Pygmy Shark from the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.43064-001). The fish was collected at a depth of approximately 150 m, Coral Sea, Queensland, 1995.

Photographer:
Mark McGrouther
Rights:
© Australian Museum
Common name:
Smalleye Pygmy Shark
Scientific name:
Squaliolus alii
Family:
Dalatiidae
Order:
Squaliformes

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Smalleye Pygmy Shark, Squaliolus alii, Dalatiidae, shark, long and skinny, cigar-shaped body,