Family Triakidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Superorder Selachimorpha Scientific name Scylliogaleus quecketti Higher classification Scylliogaleus | |
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Genus ScylliogaleusBoulenger, 1902 Similar Sailback houndshark, Sharpfin houndshark, Whitefin topeshark, Blacktip tope, Spotted houndshark | ||
The flapnose houndshark, Scylliogaleus quecketti, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus. It is found in the waters off subtropical South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 27° S and 33° S.
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