Sicklefin hound shark

Sicklefin hound shark
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hemitriakis
Species: H. falcata
Binomial name
Hemitriakis falcata
Compagno & Stevens, 1993

The sicklefin hound shark, Hemitriakis falcata, is a rare hound shark of the family Triakidae endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 m. Its reproduction is Ovoviviparous.

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