Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Dalatiidae — dogfish shark.
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Examples
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Greenland halibut is commercially important in the North Atlantic and the Pacific, and is an important food item for deep-feeding marine mammals (e.g., narwhal and hooded seals) and sharks feeding on benthos such as the Greenland shark (Somniosus macrocephalus).
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Warmer waters bring the Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. and Ringed seal Phoca hispida and Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus to the area.
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