Blacktip topeshark

Description

The blacktip tope (Hypogaleus hyugaensis),also known as pencil shark or blacktip topeshark,is a houndshark of the family Triakidae,and the only member of the genus Hypogaleus.It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelf in the Indo-West Pacific,from East Africa to Japan,at depths between 40 and 230 m.It can grow up to a length of 1.27 m.