Lamiopsis
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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]
| Lamiopsis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Broadfin shark, (Lamiopsis temminckii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Lamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Carcharias (Prionodon) temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839 | |
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Lamiopsis temminckii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Broadfin shark) [1]
- Lamiopsis tephrodes (Fowler, 1905) (Borneo broadfin shark) [2]
References
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