---
title: "Japanese Topeshark"
description: "Hemitriakis japanica — Peces. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/japanese-topeshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Topeshark

> Hemitriakis japanica — Peces. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Hemitriakis japanica*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 10
- Wikidata: [Q1074461](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074461)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102626](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102626)

## Names

- en: Japanese Topeshark
- de: Japanischer Hundshai
- nl: Japanse vaalhaai

## Photo

![Japanese Topeshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-topeshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Unknown illustrator · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Systematische_Beschreibung_der_Plagiostomen_(Plate_22)_BHL6353154.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-topeshark?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).