Hemipristis elongata (Klunzinger, 1871)

Snaggletooth Shark

Dirrhizodon elongatus Klunzinger, 1871: 665 . Holotype: SMNS 1640 (dry); probably lost. Type locality: Al-Qusair, Egypt, Red Sea.

Local synonymy: Hemipristis elongatus: Bass et al., 1975b: 29, fig. 18; Compagno, 1984b: 440, fig.; Compagno, 1988a: 16; Compagno et al., 1989: 60, pl.; Compagno, 1999: 119; Compagno et al., 2005: 285, fig., pl. 49. Hemipristis elongata Bass et al., 1986: 79, fig. 9.21; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 435, fig., pl. 60; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 146; Weigmann, 2016: 863.

South Africa voucher material: No South African caught specimens are held at SAIAB or SAM.

South African distribution: Margate (KZN) is the southernmost extent of its range in South African waters (Bass et al., 1975b).

Remarks: The species is occasionally observed in South African waters but appears to be more common to the north in East Africa.

Conservation status: VU (2016).