Deepwater sicklefin houndshark

The deepwater sicklefin houndshark (Hemitriakis abdita) or the darksnout houndshark, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the western central Pacific, in the Coral Sea off Queensland and in the waters off New Caledonia.

Deepwater sicklefin houndshark

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hemitriakis
Species:
H. abdita
Binomial name
Hemitriakis abdita
Compagno & Stevens, 1993

References

  1. White, W.T. 2016. Hemitriakis abdita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41821A68625507. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41821A68625507.en. Downloaded on 03 October 2017.
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