The Japanese topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica) is a species of houndshark, in the family Triakidae. It can reach a length of up to 1.1 m. It is found in the subtropical northwest Pacific from China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, between latitudes 40° N and 21° N.
| Japanese topeshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Hemitriakis |
| Species: | H. japanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemitriakis japanica (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) | |
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| Range of the Japanese topeshark | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Hemitriakis japanica" in FishBase. July 2006 version.