Whitetip weasel shark
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The whitetip weasel shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae. Only one specimen, caught off Kosi Bay, South Africa, has been caught.[2] That specimen was 96 cm long. In 2020, a fuzzy image believed to be this shark was obtained on the show Extinct or Alive.[3][4]
Species of shark
Whitetip weasel shark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Hemigaleidae |
Genus: | Paragaleus |
Species: | P. leucolomatus |
Binomial name | |
Paragaleus leucolomatus Compagno & Smale, 1985 | |
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The reproduction of this shark is viviparous.[4]