Whitefin topeshark

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

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.

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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