Snaggletooth Shark (species: Hemipristis elongata) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Hemipristis elongata
Snaggletooth Shark


©Doug Hoese: Hemipristis elongata collected at Lizard Island in 1975. Australian Museum I.19446.001.

©Doug Hoese: Hemipristis elongata collected at Lizard Island in 1975. Australian Museum I.19446.001.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Hemigaleidae
Genus Hemipristis
Species Hemipristis elongata
Status vulnerable

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Distinguishing features

Long rounded snout, long falcate pectoral and pelvic fins lacking dark tips, ridge between the dorsal fins (contributed by Clinton Duffy though iNaturalist, April 2021).

This species has not been recorded in the Lizard Island area since 1975 (Atlas of Living Australia accessed 8 Apr 2021).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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