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Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Galeorhininae
Etymology: Hemitriakis: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half, being a genus that Herre believed was “most closely related” to Triakis. (See ETYFish); leucoperiptera: leuco-, from leukos (Gr.), white; peri (Gr.), around; ptera (Gr.), fin, referring to white margin around fins. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Herre.