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Straight tooth weasel shark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Scientific name
  
Paragaleus tengi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Hemigaleidae

Higher classification
  
Paragaleus

Straight-tooth weasel shark

Similar
  
Sicklefin weasel shark, Atlantic weasel shark, Cuban ribbontail catshark, African ribbontail catshark, Hooktooth shark

The straight-tooth weasel shark, Paragaleus tengi, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean. It can reach a length of 88 cm.

The reproduction of this shark is viviparous.

References

Straight-tooth weasel shark Wikipedia