WoRMS taxon details
Somniosus cheni Hsu, Lin & Joung, 2020
1577307 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1577307)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Hsu, H. H.; Lin, C. Y.; Joung, S. J. (2020). Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) cheni sp. nov., A New Species of Sleeper Shark (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from Eastern Taiwan, with Aspects of Embryo Biology. <em>Zoological studies.</em> 59. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Somniosus cheni Hsu, Lin & Joung, 2020. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1577307 on 2026-04-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Hsu, H. H.; Lin, C. Y.; Joung, S. J. (2020). Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) cheni sp. nov., A New Species of Sleeper Shark (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from Eastern Taiwan, with Aspects of Embryo Biology. <em>Zoological studies.</em> 59. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
