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Whitefin topeshark

Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the whitefin topeshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the whitefin topeshark live?

Not recorded

Is the whitefin topeshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the whitefin topeshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusHemitriakis
  7. SpeciesHemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • psohlav běloploutvýCzech
  • Weißflossen-HundshaiGerman
  • Tubarão-tagalogPortuguese
  • Филиппинская суповая акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitefin topeshark

Other species in the same genus Hemitriakis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitefin topeshark?

The whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera) belongs to the family Triakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitefin-topeshark

MLA

“Whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitefin-topeshark.

BibTeX
@misc{whitefin_topeshark_2026,
  title = {Whitefin topeshark (Hemitriakis leucoperiptera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitefin-topeshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}