Slender weasel shark

Slender weasel shark
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Hemigaleidae
Genus:	Paragaleus
Species:	P. randalli
Binomial name
	Paragaleus randalli; Compagno, Krupp & K. E. Carpenter, 1996

The slender weasel shark, Paragaleus randalli, is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, off Bahrain. It can grow up to a length of 48 cm.

The slender weasel shark is a harmless Viviparous species, about which little is known.

References

^ VanderWright, W.J.; Simpfendorfer, C.; Bin Ali, A.; Bineesh, K.K.; Derrick, D.; Elhassan, I.; Jabado, R.W.; Moore, A.; Utzurrum, J.A.T.; Yuneni, R.R. (2021). "Paragaleus randalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161506A173437966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161506A173437966.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paragaleus randalli". FishBase. may 2006 version.

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