Description of a new species of weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis n. sp. (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from Australian waters.
Author
William T. White
Author
Peter R. Last
Author
Leonard J. V. Compagno
text
Zootaxa
2005
1077
37
49
http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:07CAF72E-7644-4F71-9A42-241945FC52D3
journal article
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Key to the species of
Hemigaleus
1 Second dorsal fin light brown with a dark tip; no white blotches present on body; total vertebrae counts 112-121........................................................
Hemigaleus australiensis
2 Second dorsal fin mostly dark with a conspicuous white tip; small, white blotches usually present on body; total vertebrae 137-164.........................
Hemigaleus microstoma