South Africa country information

Common names: Lostandhaai, Snaggletooth
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs off Natal. Also Ref. 244, 5485, 13567.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Etymology: Hemipristis: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw), allusion not explained, possibly referring to how marginal serrations of teeth of H. serra (type species, a fossil) do not extend over the entire length of each tooth. (See ETYFish); elongata: Latin for prolonged, referring to its long and slim body. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Klunzinger.

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Hemipristis elongata (Klunzinger, 1871)

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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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