Lamiopsis
| Lamiopsis | |
|---|---|
| Broadfin shark, (Lamiopsis temminckii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Lamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Carcharias (Prionodon) temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839 | |
Lamiopsis is a genus of shark in the family Carcharhinidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. This genus was previously considered to be monotypic. However, a recent taxonomic study revealed that the western central Pacific populations were a separate species.