Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Hemigaleidae Weasel sharks

Genus: Chaenogaleus

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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]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaenogaleus macrostoma Hooktooth shark Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1852



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