Whitefin topeshark

The whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found only in the tropical waters of the Philippines between latitudes 20° N and 5° N. They inhabit the coastal areas. They can grow up to a length of 96 cm. Adolescent specimens have dark areas on their caudal fins. The reproduction of this shark is ovoviviparous.

Whitefin topeshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hemitriakis
Species:
H. leucoperiptera
Binomial name
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
Herre, 1923

References

  1. Compagno, L.J.V. 2006. Hemitriakis leucoperiptera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T39353A10213225. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T39353A10213225.en. Downloaded on 03 October 2017.


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