Snaggletooth Shark
Hemipristis elongata
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Sharks and rays
The snaggletooth shark, or fossil shark, is a species of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae, and the only extant member of the genus Hemipristis. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, from southeast Africa to the Philippines, north to China, and south to Australia, at depths from 1 to 130 meters. This shark prefers the bottom of the water column in coastal areas, but can be found on continental and insular shelves as well. Its length is up to 240 cm (7.87 ft).
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Hemigaleidae
- Genus
- Hemipristis