Biology:Japanese topeshark

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Short description: Species of shark

Japanese topeshark
Hemitriakis japanica2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hemitriakis
Species:
H. japanica
Binomial name
Hemitriakis japanica
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839)
Hemitriakis japanica distmap.png
Range of the Japanese topeshark

The Japanese topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica) is a species of houndshark, in the family Triakidae. It can reach a length of up to 1.1 m. It is found in the subtropical northwest Pacific from China , Taiwan, Korea, and Japan , between latitudes 40° N and 21° N.

References

  1. Walls, R.H.L.; Rigby, C.L.; Derrick, D.; Dyldin, Y.V.; Herman, K.; Ishihara, H.; Jeong, C.-H.; Semba, Y. et al. (2021). "Hemitriakis japanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161507A124497048. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161507A124497048.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161507/124497048. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 


Wikidata ☰ Q1074461 entry