Whitetip weasel shark
Species of shark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of shark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The whitetip weasel shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae. Only one specimen, caught off Kosi Bay, South Africa, has been caught.[2] That specimen was 96 cm long. In 2020, a fuzzy image believed to be this shark was obtained on the show Extinct or Alive.[3][4]
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2022) |
| Whitetip weasel shark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Hemigaleidae |
| Genus: | Paragaleus |
| Species: | P. leucolomatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragaleus leucolomatus Compagno & Smale, 1985 | |
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The reproduction of this shark is viviparous.[4]
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