Japanese Topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica)

FishverifiedEndangered

Hemitriakis japanica

(Müller & Henle, 1839)

Japanese Topeshark

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

20–345 m

Max size

1.2 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

15 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Triakidae

Other species in Triakidae

Brown Smoothhound (Mustelus henlei)

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Brown Smoothhound

Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)

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Houndshark (Mustelus stevensi)

Mustelus stevensi

Houndshark

Tope Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Galeorhinus galeus

Tope Shark

Starry Smooth Hound (Mustelus asterias)

Mustelus asterias

Starry Smooth Hound

Blacktip Hound Shark (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Blacktip Hound Shark

Gray Smoothhound (Mustelus californicus)

Mustelus californicus

Gray Smoothhound

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Mustelus antarcticus

Gummy Shark

Image: © RYO SATO from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan (CC-BY-SA) · Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA) · source