Sicklefin houndshark
| Sicklefin houndshark | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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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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