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American pocket shark
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American pocket shark

fish
Also known as: Mollisquama mississippiensis
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  • pocket shark
    / Classification and distribution

    …as a separate species, the American pocket shark (M. mississippiensis). Both species were collected from mid-water trawls at depths between 330 and 580 metres (approximately 1,100 and 1,900 feet), with the actual seafloor depth in each habitat being considerably deeper (2,000–3,000 metres [roughly 6,600–9,800 feet]).

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    …as a separate species, the American pocket shark (M. mississippiensis). Both species were collected from mid-water trawls at depths between 330 and 580 metres (approximately 1,100 and 1,900 feet), with the actual seafloor depth in each habitat being considerably deeper (2,000–3,000 metres [roughly 6,600–9,800 feet]).

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