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Weasel Sharks
Hemigaleidae
The weasel sharks are a family, the Hemigaleidae, of ground sharks found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean to the continental Indo-Pacific. They are found in shallow coastal waters to a depth of 100 m (330 ft).
4 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Hemipristis
genusHemipristis
Hemigaleus
genusHemigaleus
Paragaleus
genusParagaleus
Chaenogaleus
genusChaenogaleus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85816.