Pygmy shark
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Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Script error: No such module "Portal". The pygmy shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), 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.[1] Their lengths are up to about 25 cm (10 in) for females and about 22 cm (8.7 in) for males.[2]
Pygmy sharks are ovoviviparous and produce about eight young in each litter.[3]
Conservation status
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the pygmy shark as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
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