Hemitriakis japanica (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Japanese topeshark
Hemitriakis japanica
photo by FAO

 Family:  Triakidae (Houndsharks), subfamily: Galeorhininae
 Max. size:  110 cm TL (male/unsexed); 120 cm TL (female); max. reported age: 15 years
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 20 - 345 m
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. Nominal records from Ambon, Indonesia (unconfirmed and based on a specimen close to if not identical to Hemitriakis abdita) and New Caledonia (Ref. 13563).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Occurs close inshore and offshore down to at least 100 m depth. Presumably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. Ovoviviparous, with 8 to 22 young in a litter. Size at birth about 20 to 21 cm. Utilized for human consumption.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Carpenter, Kent E. - 15.06.92
 Modified by: Valdestamon, Roxanne Rei - 30.03.15
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 24.03.94

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