Sicklefin houndshark

Sicklefin houndshark
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 houndshark (Hemitriakis falcata) is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of 150 metres (490 ft) Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

^ Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2016). "Hemitriakis falcata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41822A68625571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41822A68625571.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemitriakis falcata". FishBase. July 2006 version.

External links

Fishes of Australia : Hemitriakis falcata

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2016). "Hemitriakis falcata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41822A68625571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41822A68625571.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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