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Blacktip Hound Shark (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)
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Hypogaleus hyugaensis

(Miyosi, 1939)

Blacktip Hound Shark

Also known as: Blacktip Topeshark, Pencil Shark, Western School Shark, Blacktip Tope

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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

40–230 m

Max size

1.27 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Triakidae

Other species in Triakidae

Brown Smoothhound (Mustelus henlei)

Mustelus henlei

Brown Smoothhound

Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Mustelus mustelus

Smooth Hound

Houndshark (Mustelus stevensi)

Mustelus stevensi

Houndshark

Tope Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Galeorhinus galeus

Tope Shark

Starry Smooth Hound (Mustelus asterias)

Mustelus asterias

Starry Smooth Hound

Japanese Topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica)

Hemitriakis japanica

Japanese Topeshark

Gray Smoothhound (Mustelus californicus)

Mustelus californicus

Gray Smoothhound

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Mustelus antarcticus

Gummy Shark

Image: © J. Martin Crossley (CC-BY-NC-SA) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC-SA) · source