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Leptochariidae
barbeled houndshark
Leptocharias smithii
Male front teeth grow dramatically enlarged
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- Africa
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Elongated
Largebarbeled houndshark is a fish found around Eastern Atlantic. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 77 cm. Its body is an elongated body.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Leptochariidae
- Genus
- Leptocharias
- Maximum length
- 77 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia (Ref. 127434 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status