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Paragaleus
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Paragaleus

This genus has a rounded or slightly pointed snout, short gill slits, and a broadly arched mouth. The upper teeth have long cusps, and no toothless spaces occur at the jaw midlines. The dorsal and pelvic fins and the lower caudal lobe are not falchate in shape. Known fossil species include P. pulchellus and P. antunesi.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Slender Weasel Shark

speciesParagaleus longicaudatus

Atlantic Weasel Shark

speciesParagaleus pectoralis

Straight-tooth Weasel Shark

speciesParagaleus tengi

Whitetip Weasel Shark

speciesParagaleus leucolomatus

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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 90712.