Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Hemigaleidae Weasel sharks

Genus: Hemigaleus

(See list of species below)


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Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno, 2005

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Hemigaleus australiensis
[Australian weasel shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852

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Hemigaleus microstoma
[Sicklefin weasel shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemigaleus australiensis Australian weasel shark Eastern Indian Ocean to W 110 TL 2005
Hemigaleus microstoma Sicklefin weasel shark Indo-West Pacific 135 TL 1852



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