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| Sulu gollumshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pseudotriakidae |
| Genus: | Gollum |
| Species: | G. suluensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gollum suluensis Last & Gaudiano, 2011
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The Sulu gollumshark (Gollum suluensis) is a species of ground shark in the family Pseudotriakidae, found off Palawan Island in the southern Philippines.[1] This recently discovered species was discovered at a fish market in Palawan during a project led by the World Wildlife Fund during the 1990s to investigate elasmobranch biodiversity in the area.
The Sulu gollumshark derives its name from the Sulu Sea in the Philippines.[2] They can grow to sizes of 58.5 cm (1.9 ft) in length, and feature darker coloration and a wider head relative to the closely related slender smooth-hound, another species of gollumshark.[3]