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Triakis

Triakis
Temporal range: Paleocene–present[1]
Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Subfamily: Triakinae
Genus: Triakis
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
Type species
Triakis scyllium
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839

Triakis is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[2] The name comes from the Ancient Greek word τρι- (tri-) meaning 'three', and the Latin word acis meaning 'sharp' or 'pointed', in reference to their three-pointed teeth.

Species

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
T. acutipinna Kato, 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Triakis". FishBase. February 2011 version.


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