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Species profile—Hemigaleus australiensis (weasel shark)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → HemigaleidaeHemigaleus australiensis (weasel shark)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Hemigaleidae
Scientific name
Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno, 2005
Common name
weasel shark
Type reference
White, W.T., Last, P.R. & Compagno, L.J.V. (2005). Description of a new species of weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis n. sp. (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from Australian waters. Zootaxa 1077: 37-49.
WildNet taxon ID
22557
Synonym(s)
Hemigaleus microstoma
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22557.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024