Deepwater sicklefin hound shark

The deepwater sicklefin hound shark, Hemitriakis abdita, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found in the western central Pacific from the Coral Sea off Queensland, Australia and from New Caledonia.

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The Deepwater sicklefin hound shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 225 - 225 m environment.

The deepwater sicklefin hound shark, Hemitriakis abdita, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found in the western central Pacific from the Coral Sea off Queensland, Australia and from New Caledonia. More

Common names

Darksnout hound shark in English
Darksnout houndshark in English
Deepwater sicklefin hound shark in English
Diepwater sikkelvinvaalhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Diepwater sikkelvinvaalhaai in Unknown

Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Triakidae
Genus : Hemitriakis
Species : Hemitriakis abdita
Authority : Compagno & Stevens, 1993

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