Triakis
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| Triakis Temporal range:
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| File:Leopard shark in kelp.jpg | |
| Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Subfamily: | Triakinae |
| 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 Ancient Greek word τρι- (tri-) meaning 'three', and the Latin word acis meaning 'sharp' or 'pointed', in reference to their three-pointed teeth.
Species
[edit | edit source]| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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| 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 | |
| File:Triakis megalopterus2.jpg | T. megalopterus A. Smith, 1839 | sharptooth houndshark | shallow inshore waters from southern Angola to South Africa. |
| File:Triakis scyllium himeji.jpg | T. scyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 | banded houndshark | northwestern Pacific Ocean from the southern Russian Far East to Taiwan |
| File:Triakis semifasciata SI3.jpg | T. semifasciata Girard, 1855 | leopard shark | Pacific coast of North America, from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico |
See also
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References
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