Iago (fish)
| Iago | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago L. J. V. Compagno & S. Springer, 1971 |
Iago is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[1] The name comes from the villain in William Shakespeare´s Othello.
Species[]
Two recognized extant species are in this genus:
- I. garricki Fourmanoir & , 1979 (longnose houndshark)
- I. omanensis Norman, 1939 (bigeye houndshark)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Iago in FishBase. April 2015 version.
- Ramirez- Herrejon, JP. (2014). Long term changes in the fish fauna of Lago de Patzcuaro in Central Mexico. Retrieved from
 | This shark-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Iago (fish)
- Shark genera
- Taxa named by Leonard Compagno
- Taxa named by Stewart Springer
- Shark stubs