Whitefin topeshark
| Whitefin topeshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Hemitriakis |
| Species: | H. leucoperiptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923 | |
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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 the caudal fin. The reproduction of this shark is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemitriakis leucoperiptera" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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