| Whitetip Weasel Shark | |
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| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family | Hemigaleidae |
| Genus | Paragaleus |
| Species | P. leucolomatus |
The Whitetip Weasel Shark (Paragaleus leucolomatus) is a species of weasel shark that inhabited in the Southeast coast of South Africa. In 2020, a fuzzy underwater footage of the Whitetip Weasel Shark was caught in the show Extinct or Alive: Land of the Lost Sharks.
Description[]
The Whitetip Weasel Shark has a single blacktip on the second dorsal fin while the other fins have whitetips similar to their shark cousins. It has a very mobile tail and rigid, long, slender body. The Whitetip Weasel Shark was 96 centimeters long.
Habitat[]
Like all weasel sharks they prefer shallow coastal waters.