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The shark species "Snaggletooth shark"

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Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
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Snaggletooth 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:
Hemipristis
Names
Scientific:
Hemipristis elongata
English:
Snaggletooth shark
German:
Fossilhai
French:
Milandre chicor
Spanish:
Comadreja sobrediente
Vulnerability
Category: Endangered (EN)
Criteria: A2d
Last evaluated: 2024
Trend: Decreasing




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