''Hemigaleus'' is a genus of weasel shark in the family

Hemigaleidae The weasel sharks are a family, the Hemigaleidae, of ground sharks found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean to the continental Indo-Pacific. They are found in shallow coastal waters to a depth of . Most species are small, reaching no more than ...

. It is characterized by a rounded snout and short gill slits. The mouth is short and broadly arched; the teeth have very short cusps, without toothless spaces at the jaw midlines. The dorsal and pelvic fins, and the lower caudal lobe are strongly falchate. At one time or another, this genus has encompassed up to nine species, but most were eventually split off into other genera. ''Neogaleus'' Whitley, 1931 is a

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of this genus. * ''

Hemigaleus australiensis The Australian weasel shark (''Hemigaleus australiensis'') is an uncommon species of Carcharhiniformes, ground shark in the family (biology), family Hemigaleidae. It inhabits shallow waters off northern Australia to a depth of ; smaller sharks fr ...

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& Compagno, 2005 (Australian weasel shark

* '' Sicklefin weasel shark, Hemigaleus microstoma'' Bleeker, 1852 (sicklefin weasel shark

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6464276 Hemigaleus, Shark genera