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Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923

Whitefin topeshark
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Elasmobranchii (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 Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 48 m (Ref. 244). Tropical; 20°N - 5°N

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Western Central Pacific: known only from the Philippines.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 96.0 cm TL (female)

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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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

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Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). 12 young in a litter and size at birth at least 20 to 22 cm (Ref. 244).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (A2d); Date assessed: 02 July 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 13563)





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 28 - 28.8, mean 28.5 °C (based on 18 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00427 (0.00183 - 0.00992), b=3.04 (2.83 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=12).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.