deepwater sicklefin hound shark

Hemitriakis abdita

Near identical looks concealed a sibling species

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large

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.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hemitriakis
Maximum length: 59.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Coral Sea off Queensland, Australia and from New Caledonia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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