Sicklefin houndshark
Sicklefin houndshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Triakidae |
Genus: | Hemitriakis |
Species: | H. falcata |
Binomial name | |
Hemitriakis falcata Compagno & Stevens, 1993 | |
The sicklefin houndshark, Hemitriakis falcata, is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 m. Its reproduction is Ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemitriakis falcata" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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