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Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852

Sicklefin weasel shark
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Philippines country information

Common names: Pating, Pating, Pating
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also reported as Hemigaleus machlani in Herre, 1929 (Ref. 280, 288, 47930); may be a possible synonym (Ref. 244, 26842, 47737). WWF Elasmobranch project confimed occurrence with collected specimens from fish ports/markets, Puerto Pincesa & Cadiz cities (Ref. 47736, 47737). Also Ref. 13567.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alava, M.N.R., J.P.A. Gaudiano, J.A. Utzurrum, E.E.C. Capuli, M.T.R. Aquino, M.M.A. Luchavez-Maypa and M.D. Santos, 2014
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Common names from other countries

Milandre faucille, Comadreja segadora, قِرش سُرعوب مِنجَل, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Etymology: Hemigaleus: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half, referring to similarity to and/or close affinity with Galeus (now in Pentanchidae). (See ETYFish);  microstoma: micro-, from mikros (Gr.), small; stoma (Gr.), mouth, referring to very short arched mouth compared with Chaenogaleus macrostoma, its presumed congener at the time. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal.   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 244); 28°N - 30°S

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