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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae Houndsharks
Subfamily: Galeorhininae
Genus: Hemitriakis

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific

Hemitriakis abdita Compagno & Stevens, 1993

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Hemitriakis abdita
[Deepwater sicklefin hound shark]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 88 cm TL
 
Hemitriakis complicofasciata
[]
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Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Hemitriakis falcata
[Sicklefin hound shark]
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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
 
Hemitriakis indroyonoi
[Indonesian Houndshark]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Hemitriakis japanica (Müller & Henle, 1839)

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Hemitriakis japanica
[Japanese topeshark]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923

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Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
[Whitefin topeshark]
6 Species of Family Triakidae with Genus Hemitriakis
(Houndsharks)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1993 Hemitriakis abdita Deepwater sicklefin hound shark Western Central Pacific
2004 Hemitriakis complicofasciata Northwest Pacific 88 TL
1993 Hemitriakis falcata Sicklefin hound shark Eastern Indian Ocean
2009 Hemitriakis indroyonoi Indonesian Houndshark Indian Ocean 120 TL
1839 Hemitriakis japanica Japanese topeshark Northwest Pacific 120 TL
1923 Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Whitefin topeshark Western Central Pacific 96 TL



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