Triakis
Triakis Temporal range:
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Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Triakidae |
Genus: | Triakis J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 |
Type species | |
Triakis scyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839
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Triakis is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[2] The name comes from the Greek word τρι, tri meaning "three", and the Latin word acis meaning "sharp" or "pointed", in reference to the three-pointed teeth of these sharks.
Species[]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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T. acutipinna , 1968 | sharpfin houndshark | coastal waters of Ecuador | |
T. maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867 | spotted houndshark | eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America | |
T. megalopterus A. Smith, 1839 | sharptooth houndshark | shallow inshore waters from southern Angola to South Africa. | |
T. scyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 | banded houndshark | northwestern Pacific Ocean from the southern Russian Far East to Taiwan | |
T. semifasciata Girard, 1855 | leopard shark | Pacific coast of North America, from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico |
See also[]
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References[]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Triakis in FishBase. February 2011 version.
Categories:
- Triakis
- Extant Paleocene first appearances
- Shark stubs