Australian weasel shark

The Australian weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, found in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific including Australia, at depths of between 12 and 170 m.

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The Australian weasel shark lives in the demersal, marine environment.

Australian weasel shark Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno (2007) Taylor, S. M., Bennett, M. B. More

The Australian weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, found in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific including Australia, at depths of between 12 and 170 m. Its length is up to 1.1 m. More

from the Australian weasel shark Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae). 23 Jul 2009 Paraorygmatobothrium taylori n. sp. More

Australian Weasel Shark Hemigaleus australiensis The Australian Weasel Shark is a newly discovered species within its genus. Its range lies within the tropical eastern Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, at depths between 40 and 560 feet. More

Common names

Australian weasel shark in English
Cá Nhám mi?ng h?p in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Nhám miệng hẹp in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Chalarm Noo in Thai (ไทย)
Comadreja segadora in Spanish (español)
Hiu kacang in Jawa
Hiu pilus in Jawa
Milandre faucille in French (français)
Pating in Ilokano
Pating in Pangasinan
Pating in Tagalog
Seglfinnet væselhaj in Danish (dansk)
Sickelfin weasel shark in English
sicklefin weasel shark in English
sicklefin weasel sharks in English
Sikkelvinwezelhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Weasel shark in English
Yu pasir in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
小口沙条鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
小口沙條鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
小孔沙条鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
小孔沙條鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
沙条 in Mandarin Chinese
沙條 in Mandarin Chinese
犁鰭半沙條鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
犁鳍半沙条鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
短頜沙條鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
短颌沙条鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Hemigaleidae
Genus : Hemigaleus
Species : Hemigaleus australiensis
Authority : White, Last & Compagno,2005