Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Hemigaleidae Weasel sharks



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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Chaenogaleus macrostoma (Bleeker, 1852)

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Chaenogaleus macrostoma
[Hooktooth shark]

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]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 259 cm TL
Hemipristis elongata (Klunzinger, 1871)

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Hemipristis elongata
[Snaggletooth shark]
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Max. Length 96 cm TL
 
Paragaleus leucolomatus
[Whitetip weasel shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 48.3 cm OT
Paragaleus longicaudatus (Bessednov, 1966)

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Paragaleus longicaudatus
[Slender weasel shark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906)

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Paragaleus pectoralis
[Atlantic weasel shark]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Paragaleus tengi (Chen, 1963)

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Paragaleus tengi
[Straight-tooth weasel shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaenogaleus macrostoma Hooktooth shark Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1852
Hemigaleus australiensis Australian weasel shark Eastern Indian Ocean to W 110 TL 2005
Hemigaleus microstoma Sicklefin weasel shark Indo-West Pacific 135 TL 1852
Hemipristis elongata Snaggletooth shark Indo-West Pacific 259 TL 1871
Paragaleus leucolomatus Whitetip weasel shark Western Indian Ocean 96 TL 1985
Paragaleus longicaudatus Slender weasel shark Western Indian Ocean 48.3 OT 1966
Paragaleus pectoralis Atlantic weasel shark Eastern Atlantic 140 TL 1906
Paragaleus tengi Straight-tooth weasel shark Western Pacific 88 TL 1963



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