Sulu gollumshark

Sulu gollumshark
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pseudotriakidae
Genus:	Gollum
Species:	G. suluensis
Binomial name
*Gollum suluensis* Last & Gaudiano, 2011

The Sulu gollumshark (Gollum suluensis) is a species of ground shark in the family Pseudotriakidae, found off the southern Philippines.

Extant ground shark species

Carcharhinidae
(Requiem sharks)

Hemigaleidae
(Weasel sharks)

Hemipristis	Snaggletooth shark (H. elongata)

Chaenogaleus	Hooktooth shark (C. macrostoma)

Hemigaleus	Australian weasel shark (H. australiensis) Sicklefin weasel shark (H. microstoma)

Paragaleus	Whitetip weasel shark (P. leucolomatus) Atlantic weasel shark (P. pectoralis) Slender weasel shark (P. randalli) Straight-tooth weasel shark (P. tengi)

Leptocharias	Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii)

Proscylliidae
(Finback catsharks)

Ctenacis	Harlequin catshark (C. fehlmanni)

Eridacnis	Cuban ribbontail catshark (E. barbouri) Pygmy ribbontail catshark (E. radcliffei) African ribbontail catshark (E. sinuans)

Proscyllium	Graceful catshark (P. habereri) Magnificent catshark (P. magnificum) P. venustum

Gollum	Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus) Sulu gollumshark (G. suluensis)

Planonasus	Dwarf false catshark (P. parini)

Pseudotriakis	False catshark (P. microdon)

Large family not shown

Sphyrnidae
(Hammerhead sharks)

Eusphyra	Winghead shark (E. blochii)

Sphyrna	Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona) Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi) Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini) Scoophead (S. media) Great hammerhead (S. mokarran) Bonnethead (S. tiburo) Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes) Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena)

Triakidae
(Houndsharks)

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