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title: "Flapnose Houndshark"
description: "Scylliogaleus quecketti — Ryby. The flapnose houndshark (Scylliogaleus quecketti) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/flapnose-houndshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Flapnose Houndshark

> Scylliogaleus quecketti — Ryby. The flapnose houndshark (Scylliogaleus quecketti) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus.

- Scientific name: *Scylliogaleus quecketti*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2
- Wikidata: [Q2341869](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2341869)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112408](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112408)

## Names

- en: Flapnose Houndshark
- de: Nasenlappen-Hundshai
- nl: Flapsnuitvaalhaai

## Summary

The flapnose houndshark (Scylliogaleus quecketti) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Scylliogaleus. It is found in the waters off subtropical South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 27 and 33°S. This shark is estimated to be 2 to 3 feet in length. They are gray with a white underside, and they have a blunt nose with large fused nasal flaps. They have small pebble like teeth and their first and second dorsal fin are the same size. They feed primarily on crustaceans such as crabs, shrimps, lobsters and some molluscs like squid. Flapnose houndsharks are viviparous…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapnose_houndshark

## Photo

![Flapnose Houndshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/flapnose-houndshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Boulenger G. A. 1902 · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scylliogaleus_quecketti_BOULENGER,1902.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/flapnose-houndshark?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).