Redescription of the rare and endangered Broadfin Shark Lamiopsis temminckii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the northeastern Arabian Sea
Author
Akhilesh, K. V.
Author
White, W. T.
Author
Bineesh, K. K.
Author
Purushottama, G. B.
Author
Zacharia, P. U.
text
Zootaxa
2016
4175
2
155
166
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4175.2.4
02367ffa-91b8-4914-ab2e-96621ee0c357
1175-5326
262385
7DD362DF-2635-4EF9-9C48-13CD30B4C19D
Key to species of
Lamiopsis
1 Upper tooth rows 40–44; serrations on upper teeth fine and not noticeably coarser basally; upper teeth more cordiform in shape than triangular with very pronounced mesial shoulders; dorsal fins relatively short (first dorsal-fin length 13.4–15.1% TL)...................................................................
Lamiopsis temminckii
(northern Indian Ocean)
- Upper tooth rows 33–40; serrations on upper teeth coarse basally, becoming finer towards apex; upper teeth triangular in shape with only moderately pronounced mesial shoulders dorsal fins longer (first dorsal-fin length 14.9–17.1% TL).............................................................................
Lamiopsis tephrodes
(Western Central Pacific)