Lamiopsis | |
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Broadfin shark, (Lamiopsis temminckii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: |
Lamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Type species | |
Carcharias (Prionodon) temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839
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Lamiopsis is a genus of shark in the family Carcharhinidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. This genus was previously considered to be monotypic. However, a recent taxonomic study revealed that the western central Pacific populations were a separate species. [1]
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
Lamiopsis | |
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Broadfin shark, (Lamiopsis temminckii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: |
Lamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Type species | |
Carcharias (Prionodon) temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839
|
Lamiopsis is a genus of shark in the family Carcharhinidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. This genus was previously considered to be monotypic. However, a recent taxonomic study revealed that the western central Pacific populations were a separate species. [1]
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: