Blacktip houndshark

The blacktip tope, Hypogaleus hyugaensis, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Hypogaleus, found in deep water on the continental shelf in the Indo-West Pacific from East Africa to Japan, at depths of between 40 and 230 m.

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The Blacktip houndshark lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 40 - 230 m environment.

Blacktip houndshark; Blacktip topeshark; Lesser soupfin shark 瀕危狀態 不在IUCN瀕危名單中 形態特徵 體延長而稍側扁。頭稍平扁。吻一般長,呈拋物線。眼卵狀,眼眶隆脊退化,具瞬褶。前鼻瓣萎縮,形成如點狀之小三角形;不具口鼻溝。口裂呈圓弧狀;上唇溝往前延伸至上頜縫合部之後;齒鐮刀狀,稍扁平,上下頜齒同形,兩行在使用,上下頜均具一尖直正中齒,正中齒及第1-3齒兩側各具2-3小齒頭,其餘齒具傾斜之齒尖及小齒尖。噴水孔小。盾鱗具3棘突3縱脊。背鰭2個,形狀相同,第二背鰭較小;前緣圓凸,後緣深凹,上角鈍尖,下角延長尖突;第一背鰭起點在胸鰭內角之上方;第二背鰭起點在臀鰭稍前;腹、臀鰭皆較第二背鰭小;胸鰭等大或略大於第一背鰭;尾鰭狹長,稍大於頭長,上葉頗發達,下葉前部顯著三角形突出,中部較低,與後部間有一深缺刻,後部小三角形突出,尾端尖突。體灰褐色,腹部淡色,各鰭暗褐色。 棲所生態 棲息於大陸棚斜坡的底棲性魚類。卵生,具一卵黃囊胎盤,一胎可產下10-11幼魚。主要以硬骨魚及頭足類為拿。 地理分布 分布於印度-西太平洋區,由東非洲和阿拉伯灣至台灣及日本;澳洲也有紀錄。 漁業利用 More

tope, Blacktip houndshark, Blacktip topeshark, Lesser soupfin shark 型态特征 体延长而稍侧扁。头稍平扁。吻一般长,呈��物线。眼卵状,眼眶隆脊退化,具瞬褶。前鼻瓣萎缩,形成如点状之小三角形;不具口鼻沟。口裂呈圆弧状;上唇沟往前延伸至上颌缝合部之后;齿镰刀状,稍扁平,上下颌齿同形,两行在使用,上下颌均具一尖直正中齿,正中齿及第1-3齿两侧各具2-3小齿头,其余齿具倾斜之齿尖及小齿尖。喷水孔小。盾鳞具3棘突3纵脊。背鳍2个,形状相同,第二背鳍较小;前缘圆凸,后缘深凹,上角钝尖,下角延长尖突;第一背鳍起点在胸鳍内角之上方;第二背鳍起点在臀鳍稍前;腹、臀鳍皆较第二背鳍小;胸鳍等大或略大于第一背鳍;尾鳍狭长,稍大于头长,上叶颇发达,下叶前部显著三角形突出,中部较低,与后部间有一深缺刻,后部小三角形突出,尾端尖突。体灰褐色,腹部淡色,各鳍暗褐色。 栖所生态 栖息于大陆棚斜坡的底栖性鱼类。卵生,具一卵黄囊胎盘,一胎可产下10-11幼鱼。主要以硬骨鱼及头足类为拿。 地理分布 分布于印度-西太平洋区,由东非洲和阿拉伯湾至台湾及日本;澳洲也有纪录。 渔业利用 主要以流刺网、底拖网或延绳钓捕获。肉质佳,生炒或烟熏即宜。 简单生活® EZLIFE.COM. More

Blacktip houndshark; Blacktip topeshark; Lesser soupfin shark Chinese Name transliteration sia kuei sha, hei yuan huei jiao Distribution in Taiwan North East Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean More

Common names

Amahmel in Arabic (‫العربية)
Blacktip houndshark in English
blacktip tope in English
Blacktip tope shark in English
Blacktip topeshark in English
Blacktipe tope in English
Cazón elegante in Spanish (español)
Hypogaleus hyugaensis in French (français)
Jarjur in Arabic (‫العربية)
Kleiner sopvinhaai in Afrikaans
Lesser soupfin shark in English
Papa in Hawaiian
Papa in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Pencil shark in English
Requin-h‚ Èlégant in French (français)
Requin-hâ élégant in French (français)
Sorttippet gråhaj in Danish (dansk)
Tsumaguro-eirakubuka in Japanese (日本語)
Western school shark in English
Yuryur in Arabic (‫العربية)
Zwarttipvaalhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
下盔鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
下盔鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
翅沙 in Mandarin Chinese
黑緣灰鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
黑缘灰鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鰭翅鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鳍翅鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Triakidae
Genus : Hypogaleus
Species : Hypogaleus hyugaensis
Authority : Miyosi, 1939