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Gollum suluensis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Sulu gollumshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Pseudotriakidae |
Genus: | Gollum |
Species: | G. suluensis |
Binomial name | |
Gollum suluensis Last & Gaudiano, 2011 | |
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]
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