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Slender weasel shark

Slender weasel shark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Hemigaleidae
Genus: Paragaleus
Species:
P. randalli
Binomial name
Paragaleus randalli

The slender weasel shark, Paragaleus randalli, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, off Bahrain. It can grow up to a length of 48 cm.

The slender weasel shark is a harmless Viviparous species, about which little is known.

  1. ^ VanderWright, W.J.; Simpfendorfer, C.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Derrick, D.; Elhassan, I.; Jabado, R.W.; Moore, A.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Yuneni, R.R. (2021). "Paragaleus randalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161506A173437966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161506A173437966.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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