Longnose houndshark
| Longnose houndshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago |
| Species: | I. garricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 | |
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The longnose houndshark, Iago garricki, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the western Pacific off northern Australia and Vanuatu, between latitudes 9° S and 26° S, at depths between 250 and 475 m. It can grow up to a length of 75 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Iago garricki" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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