straight-tooth weasel shark

Paragaleus tengi

Plain gray brown without conspicuous markings

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

straight-tooth weasel shark is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: Plain gray brown without conspicuous markings.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Hemigaleidae
Genus: Paragaleus
Maximum length: 88 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan to Viet Nam, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Report of a record from off Madagascar may be an undescribed Paragaleus which has just recently been collected.

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