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Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923

Whitefin topeshark
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Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Ελασμοβράγχιοι (καρχαρίες και σαλάχια) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Galeorhininae
Etymology: Hemitriakis: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half, being a genus that Herre believed was “most closely related” to Triakis (See ETYFish)leucoperiptera: leuco-, from leukos (Gr.), white; peri (Gr.), around; ptera (Gr.), fin, referring to white margin around fins (See ETYFish).
More on author: Herre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

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