Blacktip tope
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Hypogaleus
J. L. B. Smith, 1957
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H. hyugaensis
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| Hypogaleus hyugaensis (Miyosi, 1939)
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The blacktip tope, Hypogaleus hyugaensis, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Hypogaleus. It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelf in the Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa to Japan, at depths between 40 and 230 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.27 m.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Hypogaleus hyugaensis" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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