Slender weasel shark

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.

Slender weasel shark

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Hemigaleidae
Genus: Paragaleus
Species:
P. randalli
Binomial name
Paragaleus randalli
Compagno, Krupp & K. E. Carpenter, 1996

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

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