blacktipe tope

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Gestation stretches across fifteen months

blacktipe tope is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies coastal waters. The largest recorded length is 127 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Hypogaleus
Maximum length: 127 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and the Persian Gulf to Taiwan and Japan. Reported from Australia (Ref. 6871 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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