Sicklefin houndshark

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| name = Sicklefin houndshark

| image = Hemitriakis falcata.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Kyne, P.M. |author2=Cavanagh, R.D. |date=2016 |title=Hemitriakis falcata |volume=2016 |page=e.T41822A68625571 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41822A68625571.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Hemitriakis

| species = falcata

| authority = Compagno & Stevens, 1993

| range_map = Hemitriakis falcata distmap.png

}}

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The sicklefin houndshark (Hemitriakis falcata) is a rare houndshark of the family Triakidae, endemic to Western Australia. The holotype was collected from a depth of {{convert|150|m}} Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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  • {{FishBase_species| genus = Hemitriakis | species = falcata | month = July | year = 2006}}