Bigeye houndshark
The bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae. It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelves in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to southwestern India, between latitudes 30° N and 10° N, at depths between 110 and 2,200 m. Its length is up to 37 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago |
| Species: | I. omanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939) | |
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| Range of the bigeye houndshark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939 | |
References
- Baranes, A. & McCormack, C. 2009. Iago omanensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161501A5437914. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161501A5437914.en. Downloaded on 03 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Iago omanensis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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