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Sicklefin houndshark

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Sicklefin houndshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hemitriakis
Species:
H. falcata
Binomial name
Hemitriakis falcata

The sicklefin houndshark (Hemitriakis falcata) is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 metres (490 ft) Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M. & Cavanagh, R.D. 2016. Hemitriakis falcata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41822A68625571. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41822A68625571.en. Downloaded on 03 October 2017.