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Flapnose houndshark

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Flapnose houndshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Scylliogaleus
Boulenger, 1902
Species:
S. quecketti
Binomial name
Scylliogaleus quecketti
Boulenger, 1902

The flapnose houndshark (Scylliogaleus quecketti) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus. It is found in the waters off subtropical South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 27 and 33°S.

References

  1. ^ Compagno, L.J.V. 2005. Scylliogaleus quecketti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2005: e.T39360A10215949. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2005.RLTS.T39360A10215949.en. Downloaded on 05 October 2017.