Hemipristis elongatus Klunziger 1871 (ground shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Alternative combination: Dirrhizodon elongatus
Belongs to Hemipristis according to M. A. F. dos Reis 2005
See also Chandler et al. 2006 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Hemipristis curvatus, Hemipristis cyclodonta, Hemipristis elongata, Hemipristis heteropleurus, Hemipristis intermedia, Hemipristis lavigniensis, Hemipristis serra, Hemipristis tanakai, Hemipristis unidenticulata, Hemipristis wyattdurhami
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hemipristis elongatus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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