| 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 | |
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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 their caudal fins. The reproduction of this shark is ovoviviparous.
References
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Hemitriakis leucoperiptera" in FishBase. July 2006 version.