Biology:Lamiopsis
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Short description: Genus of sharks
| Lamiopsis | |
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| Broadfin shark, (Lamiopsis temminckii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chondrichthyes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Elasmobranchii |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Selachimorpha |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Carcharhinidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Carcharias (Prionodon) temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839
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Lamiopsis is a genus of shark in the family Carcharhinidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. This genus was previously considered to be monotypic. However, a recent taxonomic study revealed that the western central Pacific populations were a separate species.[1]
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Lamiopsis temminckii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Broadfin shark) [1]
- Lamiopsis tephrodes (Fowler, 1905) (Borneo broadfin shark) [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Akhilesh, K.V., White, W.T., Bineesh, K.K., Purushottama, G.B., Singh, V.V. & Zacharia, P.U. (2016): Redescription of the rare and endangered Broadfin Shark Lamiopsis temminckii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the northeastern Arabian Sea. Zootaxa, 4175 (2): 155-166.
- ↑ White, W.T.; Last, P.R.; Naylor, G.J.P.; Harris, M. (2010). "Resurrection and redescription of the Borneo Broadfin Shark Lamiopsis tephrodes (Fowler, 1905) (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae). In: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J (Eds.), Descriptions of New Sharks and Rays from Borneo". CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 032: 45–59. http://prosper.cofc.edu/~sharkevolution/pdfs/Resurrection%20and%20redescription.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q906539 entry
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