Flapnose houndshark

The flapnose houndshark, Scylliogaleus quecketti, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus, found from subtropical South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 27° S and 33° S.

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The Flapnose houndshark lives in the demersal, marine environment.

The flapnose houndshark, Scylliogaleus quecketti, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus, found from subtropical South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 27° S and 33° S. More

Species Summary: Scylliogaleus quecketti Flapnose houndshark, You can sponsor this page, ... http://www.fishbase.org/References/SpeciesUsedRefList.cfm?refno=244 List of Species Treated in Reference and Used in FishBase: Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936, Scyliorhinus torrei (p. 368). Scylliogaleus quecketti Boulenger, 1902, Scylliogaleus quecketti (p. More

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Common names

Cazón mosqueador in Spanish (español)
Flapneus-hondhaai in Afrikaans
flapnose houndshark in English
Flapsnuitvaalhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Scylliogaleus quecketti in French (français)
Virli à clapet in French (français)
長瓣鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
长瓣鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Triakidae
Genus : Scylliogaleus
Species : Scylliogaleus quecketti
Authority : Boulenger, 1902