Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Hemitriakis japanica Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Triakidae Higher classification Hemitriakis | |
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Similar Hemitriakis, Whitefin topeshark, Sailback houndshark, Flapnose houndshark, Whiskery shark | ||
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
Japanese topeshark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA