Slender weasel shark
| Slender weasel shark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Hemigaleidae |
| Genus: | Paragaleus |
| Species: | P. longicaudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragaleus longicaudatus Bessednov, 1996 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paragaleus randalli Compagno, Krupp & K. E. Carpenter, 1996 | |
The slender weasel shark, Paragaleus longicaudatus, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, off Bahrain. It can grow up to a length of 48 cm.
The slender weasel shark is a harmless Viviparous species, about which little is known.