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Sicklefin houndshark

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Kingdom
  
Subclass
  
Scientific name
  
Hemitriakis falcata

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Triakidae

Higher classification
  
Hemitriakis

Sicklefin houndshark

Similar
  
Whitefin topeshark, Sailback houndshark, Flapnose houndshark, Hemitriakis, Blacktip tope

The sicklefin houndshark, Hemitriakis falcata, is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 m. Its reproduction is Ovoviviparous.

References

Sicklefin houndshark Wikipedia


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