Rank Species Subclass Elasmobranchii | Superorder Selachimorpha Higher classification Chaenogaleus | |
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Similar Sicklefin weasel shark, Atlantic weasel shark, Cuban ribbontail catshark, Hemigaleidae, African ribbontail catshark | ||
The hooktooth shark, Chaenogaleus macrostoma, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, the only member of the genus Chaenogaleus. It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans between latitudes 30° N and 10° S, including the Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, and Java and Sulawesi in Indonesia, from the surface to a depth of 59 meters. It can reach a length of 1 meter.
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