Paragaleus

Genus of sharks

Paragaleus
X-ray image of Atlantic weasel shark (Paragaleus pectoralis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Hemigaleidae
Genus: Paragaleus
Budker, 1935

Paragaleus is a genus of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae. This genus has a rounded or slightly pointed snout, short gill slits, and a broadly arched mouth.[1] The upper teeth have long cusps, and no toothless spaces occur at the jaw midlines. The dorsal and pelvic fins and the lower caudal lobe are not falchate in shape. Known fossil species include P. pulchellus and P. antunesi.

  • Whitetip weasel shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) Compagno & Smale, 1985 (whitetip weasel shark) [1]
  • Atlantic weasel shark (Paragaleus pectoralis) (Garman, 1906) (Atlantic weasel shark) [2]
  • Slender weasel shark (Paragaleus randalli) Compagno, Krupp & K. E. Carpenter, 1996 (slender weasel shark) [3]
  • Straight-tooth weasel shark (Paragaleus tengi) (J. S. T. F. Chen, 1963) (straight-tooth weasel shark) [4]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Paragaleus in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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Extant ground shark species
Carcharhinidae
(Requiem sharks)
  • (see Carcharhinidae)
Hemigaleidae
(Weasel sharks)
Hemipristis
  • Snaggletooth shark (H. elongata)
Chaenogaleus
  • Hooktooth shark (C. macrostoma)
Hemigaleus
  • Australian weasel shark (H. australiensis)
  • Sicklefin weasel shark (H. microstoma)
Paragaleus
  • Whitetip weasel shark (P. leucolomatus)
  • Atlantic weasel shark (P. pectoralis)
  • Slender weasel shark (P. randalli)
  • Straight-tooth weasel shark (P. tengi)
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
  • Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii)
Proscylliidae
(Finback catsharks)
Ctenacis
  • Harlequin catshark (C. fehlmanni)
Eridacnis
  • Cuban ribbontail catshark (E. barbouri)
  • Pygmy ribbontail catshark (E. radcliffei)
  • African ribbontail catshark (E. sinuans)
Proscyllium
  • Graceful catshark (P. habereri)
  • Magnificent catshark (P. magnificum)
  • P. venustum
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
  • Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus)
  • Sulu gollumshark (G. suluensis)
Planonasus
Dwarf false catshark (P. parini)
Pseudotriakis
  • False catshark (P. microdon)
Scyliorhinidae
(Catsharks)
(see Scyliorhinidae)
Sphyrnidae
(Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra
  • Winghead shark (E. blochii)
Sphyrna
  • Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona)
  • Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi)
  • Carolina hammerhead (S. gilberti)
  • Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini)
  • Scoophead (S. media)
  • Great hammerhead (S. mokarran)
  • Bonnethead (S. tiburo)
  • Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes)
  • Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena)
Triakidae
(Houndsharks)
  • (see Triakidae)
Taxon identifiers
Paragaleus