Sharpfin houndshark
| Sharpfin houndshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Triakis |
| Species: | T. acutipinna |
| Binomial name | |
| Triakis acutipinna Kato, 1968 | |
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The sharpfin houndshark, Triakis acutipinna, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. Only two specimens have been found, both in the coastal waters of Ecuador, the longest one being 1.02 meters in length. The reproduction of this houndshark is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Triakis acutipinna" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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