Back قرش الجيب Arabic قرش الجيب ARZ Mollisquama parini CEB Taschenhai German Mollisquama parini Spanish Mollisquama parini Basque کوسه جیبی Persian Mollisquama parini French Hiu kantung ID Mollisquama parini Italian
| Pocket shark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Dalatiidae |
| Genus: | Mollisquama |
| Species: | M. parini
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mollisquama parini Dolganov, 1984
| |
| |
| Geographic range of pocket shark (Mollisquama parini ) in blue | |
The pocket shark (Mollisquama parini) is a species of kitefin shark in the family Dalatiidae. The species is found in deep water off Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It was the only member of the genus Mollisquama, until another species, M. mississippiensis, was discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. Both species are distinguished from other sharks by two pockets next to the front fins. The pockets are large, measuring about 4% of the shark's body length. Some researchers hypothesize that the pockets may excrete some kind of glowing fluid or pheromones.[1]
- ^ "Jaws meets kangaroo? Rare, cute pocket shark found in deep". Fox News. April 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search