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The shark species "Sicklefin weasel shark"

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Sicklefin weasel shark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Weasel sharks (Hemigaleidae)
Genus:
Hemigaleus
Names
Scientific:
Hemigaleus microstoma
English:
Sicklefin weasel shark
German:
Sichelflossen-Wieselhai
French:
Milandre faucille
Spanish:
Comadreja segadora
Vulnerability
Category: Vulnerable (VU)
Criteria: A2d
Last evaluated: 2021
Trend: Decreasing




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