Ocelate topeshark

Taxobox
name = Ocelate topeshark
status =
trend =


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Triakidae
genus = "Hemitriakis"
species = "H. Sp.A"
binomial = "Hemitriakis Sp.A"
binomial_authority = Not yet described

The ocelate topeshark, "Hemitriakis sp.A", is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found only near Dumaguete City, Negros Island, in the Philippines. This species is known only from a litter of near-term foetuses. These near-term young are very brightly patterned with distinct 'O'-shaped dark spots with light centres and dark bars and saddles.

References

* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, "Sharks of the World", Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2