Straight-tooth weasel shark (Paragaleus tengi)

Scientific name: Paragaleus tengi Chen, 1963

Straight-tooth weasel shark (Paragaleus tengi)

The Straight-tooth weasel shark (Paragaleus tengi) is a marine fish of the family Hemigaleidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Grey or grey-brown above, light below; no prominent markings on body and fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paragaleus tengi
Family
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
88.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Viet Nam, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Report of a record from off Madagascar may be an undescribed Paragaleus which has just recently been collected.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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