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Sulu gollumshark

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Sulu gollumshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pseudotriakidae
Genus: Gollum
Species:
G. suluensis
Binomial name
Gollum suluensis
Last & Gaudiano, 2011

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Gollum suluensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  3. ^ 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.