Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. No dusky bar on underside of snout; young with dark bars on caudal fin but not elsewhere (Ref. 13563).

Common Names

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قِرش كلب ذو جِنحة بيضاء , Arabic , Saudi Arabia

Hvidfinnet gråhaj , Danish , Denmark

Witvinvaalhaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Whitefin tope shark , English , South Africa

Whitefin topeshark , English , Global

Valgeuim-lahitshai , Estonian , Estonia

Requin-hâ aile blanche , French , Global

白鰭半皺唇鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白鳍半皱唇鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白鳍半皱唇鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cazón de aleta blanca , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Triakidae

Genus: Hemitriakis

Species: Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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An little-known inshore tropical shark found in coastal waters (Ref. 13563). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).

Habitat

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demersal