pygmy shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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. Their lengths are up to about 25 cm (10 in) for females and about 22 cm (8.7 in) for males.
Pygmy sharks are ovoviviparous and produce about eight young in each litter.
Wikipedia contributors, Pygmy shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:29.910839+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Common name
- pygmy shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Dalatiidae
- Genus
- Euprotomicrus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderSqualomorphi
- orderSqualiformes Compagno, 1973
- familyDalatiidae Gray, 1851
- genusEuprotomicrus Gill, 1865
- speciesEuprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Euprotomicrus labordii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Müller & Henle, 1839) | synonym |
| Scymnus mauritianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 Quoy & Gaimard, 1830 | synonym |
| Limnurgus labordii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Müller & Henle, 1839) | synonym |
| Euprotomicrus hyalinus Eigenmann, 1890 Eigenmann, 1890 | synonym |
| Lemurgus labordii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Müller & Henle, 1839) | synonym |
| Scymnus bispinatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Scymnus labordii Müller & Henle, 1839 Müller & Henle, 1839 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215608 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3CYDJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.