Whitefin topeshark
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H. leucoperiptera
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| 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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