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Snaggletooth shark (Hemipristis elongata)
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Ecological Illustration of Snaggletooth shark (Hemipristis elongata)
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Hemigaleidae

Snaggletooth shark

Hemipristis elongata

Curved upper teeth meet hooked lower teeth

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Snaggletooth shark is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Ground Sharks
Family
Hemigaleidae
Genus
Hemipristis
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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