Slender weasel shark (Paragaleus randalli)

Scientific name: Paragaleus randalli Compagno, Krupp & Carpenter, 1996

Slender weasel shark (Paragaleus randalli)

The Slender weasel shark (Paragaleus randalli) is a marine fish of the family Hemigaleidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Bahrain.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paragaleus randalli
Family
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
48.3
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Bahrain.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec is assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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