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Darksnout Houndshark
Hemitriakis abdita
- Usual depth225–401 m
- Water temperature26–27 °C
- Best monthsMay and December
- How commonRare
About this species
The deepwater sicklefin houndshark or the darksnout houndshark, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the western central Pacific, in the Coral Sea off Queensland and in the waters off New Caledonia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Deepwater sicklefin houndshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 225–401 m · Deepest record: 401 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Darksnout Houndshark, Deepwater Sicklefin Houndshark
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Tiefsee-Sichelflossen-Hundshai
Similar species
Sicklefin Hound SharkHemitriakis falcata
Japanese topesharkHemitriakis japanica
- Ocellate Topeshark
Hemitriakis complicofasciata
- Indonesian Houndshark
Hemitriakis indroyonoi
- whitefin topeshark
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
Sweet williamGaleorhinus galeus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 18 open-data records from 1985 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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