Hemigaleus

William T. White, Peter R. Last & Leonard J. V. Compagno, 2005, Description of a new species of weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis n. sp. (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from Australian waters., Zootaxa 1077, pp. 37-49 : 48

[[ Hemigaleus ]]

Key to the species of Hemigaleus

1 Second dorsal fin light brown with a dark tip; no white blotches present on body; total vertebrae counts 112-121........................................................ Hemigaleus australiensis

2 Second dorsal fin mostly dark with a conspicuous white tip; small, white blotches usually present on body; total vertebrae 137-164......................... Hemigaleus microstoma