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Hemitriakis complicofasciata Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The ocellate topeshark (Hemitriakis complicofasciata) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae. It is found in the western Pacific from the Ryukyu Islands to the Philippines and Taiwan.

Wikipedia contributors, Ocellate topeshark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:46:57.919326+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hemitriakis complicofasciata Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004
Name authority
Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Triakidae
Genus
Hemitriakis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
  7. classElasmobranchii
  8. subclassNeoselachii
  9. infraclassSelachii
  10. superorderGaleomorphi
  11. orderCarcharhiniformes
  12. familyTriakidae Gray, 1851
  13. subfamilyGaleorhininae Gill, 1862
  14. genusHemitriakis Herre, 1923
  15. speciesHemitriakis complicofasciata Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hemitriakis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hemitriakis indroyonoi White, Compagno & Dharmadi, 2009TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemitriakis abdita Compagno & Stevens, 1993TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemitriakis falcata Compagno & Stevens, 1993TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemitriakis japanica (Müller & Henle, 1839)TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Herre, 1923TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 44 records assigned to Triakidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Takahashi, M., & Nakaya, K. (2004). Hemitriakis complicofasciata, a new whitefin topeshark (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research, 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-004-0226-6 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3KTLV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.