Pygmy Shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The pygmy shark, the second-smallest of all the shark species after the dwarf lanternshark, is a squaliform shark of the family Dalatiidae, the only member of the genus Euprotomicrus. Their lengths are up to about 25 cm (10 in) for females and about 22 cm (8.7 in) for males.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Dalatiidae
- Genus
- Euprotomicrus