Hemigaleidae

Taxobox
name = Hemigaleidae


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Hemigaleidae
familia_authority = Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
subdivision_ranks = Genera and species
subdivision = See text.

Hemigaleidae is a family of weasel sharks.

Genera and species

* Subfamily "Hemipristinae"
** Genus "Hemipristis"
** Snaggletooth shark, "Hemipristis elongata" Klunzinger, 1871
* Subfamily "Hemigaleinae"
** Genus "Chaenogaleus"
*** Hooktooth shark, "Chaenogaleus macrostoma" Bleeker, 1852
** Genus "Hemigaleus"
*** Australian weasel shark, "Hemigaleus australiensis" White, Last & Compagno, L.J.V., 2005
*** Sicklefin weasel shark, "Hemigaleus microstoma" Bleeker, 1852
** Genus "Paragaleus"
*** Whitetip weasel shark, "Paragaleus leucolomatus" Compagno, L.J.V. & Smale, 1985
*** Atlantic weasel shark, "Paragaleus pectoralis" Garman, 1906
*** Slender weasel shark, "Paragaleus randalli" Compagno, L.J.V., Krupp & Carpenter, 1996
*** Straight-tooth weasel shark, "Paragaleus tengi" Chen, 1963

References

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