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Atlantic weasel shark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Scientific name
  
Paragaleus pectoralis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Hemigaleidae

Higher classification
  
Paragaleus

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Similar
  
Australian weasel shark, Sicklefin weasel shark, Hemigaleidae, Hooktooth shark, Cuban ribbontail catshark

The Atlantic weasel shark, Paragaleus pectoralis, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, from the surface to a depth of 100 m. It can reach a length of 1.4 m.

References

Atlantic weasel shark Wikipedia