Whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera) fish species and information / pictures of Whitefin topeshark - Hemitriakis leucoperiptera

Whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera

Common Name
Whitefin topeshark

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

Classification

Classified By

Herre, 1923

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Houndsharks (Triakidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: known only from the Philippines.

Range

20°N - 5°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

48 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 48 m (Ref. 244)

Trophic Level

4.23 s.e. 0.66 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

96 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=12)

Threat To Humans

Harmless (Ref. 13563)

IUCN Red List Status

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,v);C2a(ii))