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Flapnose Houndsharks
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Flapnose Houndsharks

Scylliogaleus

The flapnose houndshark (Scylliogaleus quecketti) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus. It is found in the waters off subtropical South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 27° S and 33° S.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Flapnose Houndshark

speciesScylliogaleus quecketti

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