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title: "Snaggletooth Shark"
description: "Hemipristis elongata — Ryby. The snaggletooth shark, or fossil shark (Hemipristis elongata), is a species of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae, and the only extant member of the genus Hemipristis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/snaggletooth-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Snaggletooth Shark

> Hemipristis elongata — Ryby. The snaggletooth shark, or fossil shark (Hemipristis elongata), is a species of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae, and the only extant member of the genus Hemipristis.

- Scientific name: *Hemipristis elongata*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 65
- Wikidata: [Q40713](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40713)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102591](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102591)

## Names

- en: Snaggletooth Shark
- de: Fossilhai
- fr: Hemipristis elongatus
- it: Hemipristis elongatus

## Countries with the most observations

IN (18), QA (7), ID (6), AU (5), MY (4)

## Summary

The snaggletooth shark, or fossil shark (Hemipristis elongata), is a species of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae, and the only extant member of the genus Hemipristis. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, from southeast Africa to the Philippines, north to China, and south to Australia, at depths from 1 to 130 meters. This shark prefers the bottom of the water column in coastal areas, but can be found on continental and insular shelves as well. Its length is up to 240 cm (7.87 ft) .

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

## Photo

![Snaggletooth Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/snaggletooth-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Shanks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247844273

## Machine access

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