Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Hypogaleus hyugaensis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Triakidae Higher classification Hypogaleus | |
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Similar Sailback houndshark, Flapnose houndshark, Whitefin topeshark, Sharpfin houndshark, Whiskery shark | ||
The blacktip tope, Hypogaleus hyugaensis, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Hypogaleus. It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelf in the Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa to Japan, at depths between 40 and 230 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.27 m.
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