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Darksnout houndshark

Hemitriakis abdita Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The darksnout houndshark (Hemitriakis abdita) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the darksnout houndshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the darksnout houndshark live?

Not recorded

Is the darksnout houndshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the darksnout houndshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusHemitriakis
  7. SpeciesHemitriakis abdita Compagno & Stevens, 1993
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Deepwater sicklefin houndsharkEnglish
  • psohlav útesovýCzech
  • Tiefsee-Sichelflossen-HundshaiGerman
  • Diepwater sikkelvinvaalhaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-de-QueenslandPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the darksnout houndshark

Other species in the same genus Hemitriakis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the darksnout houndshark?

The darksnout houndshark (Hemitriakis abdita) belongs to the family Triakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Darksnout houndshark (Hemitriakis abdita). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/darksnout-houndshark

MLA

“Darksnout houndshark (Hemitriakis abdita).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/darksnout-houndshark.

BibTeX
@misc{darksnout_houndshark_2026,
  title = {Darksnout houndshark (Hemitriakis abdita)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/darksnout-houndshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}