Whitetip weasel shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) fish species and information / pictures of Whitetip weasel shark - Paragaleus leucolomatus

Whitetip weasel shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Paragaleus leucolomatus

Common Name
Whitetip weasel shark

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. A slender weasel shark with a long snout, large eyes, and a moderately long mouth with small serrated upper teeth and erect-cusped lower teeth. Dark grey dorsally, white ventrally; prominent white tips on most fins except for 2nd dorsal which is black-tipped.

Classification

Classified By

Compagno & Smale, 1985

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Weasel sharks (Hemigaleidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: known only from one specimen caught off Kosi Bay, South Africa.

Range

26°S - 27°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

20 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 20 m

Trophic Level

4.15 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

96.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5664 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=2)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)