Whitetip weasel shark
| Whitetip weasel shark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Hemigaleidae |
| Genus: | Paragaleus |
| Species: | P. leucolomatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragaleus leucolomatus Compagno & Smale, 1985 | |
The whitetip weasel shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae. Only one specimen, in Kosi Bay, South Africa, has been caught. That specimen was 96 cm long. In 2020, a fuzzy image believed to be this shark was obtained on the show Extinct or Alive.
The reproduction of this shark is viviparous.