Triakis

Genus of sharks

Triakis

Temporal range: Paleocene–present[1]

PreꞒ

Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Scientific 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

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

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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
| 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

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* Sharks portal

* List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

## References

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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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Extant houndshark species

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum Chordata
* Class Chondrichthyes
* Subclass Elasmobranchii
* Subdivision Selachii
* Order Carcharhiniformes

Furgaleus|

* Whiskery shark (F. macki)

Galeorhinus|

* School shark (G. galeus)

Gogolia|

* Sailback houndshark (G. filewoodi)

Hemitriakis|

* Deepwater sicklefin houndshark (H. abdita)
* Ocellate topeshark (H. complicofasciata)
* Sicklefin houndshark (H. falcata)
* Indonesian houndshark (H. indroyonoi)
* Japanese topeshark (H. japanica)
* Whitefin topeshark (H. leucoperiptera)

Hypogaleus|

* Blacktip tope (H. hyugaensis)

Iago|

* Longnose houndshark (I. garricki)
* Bigeye houndshark (I. omanensis)
* Lowfin houndshark (Iago sp. A)

Mustelus
(Smooth-hounds)|

* M. albipinnis
* Gummy shark (M. antarcticus)
* Starry smooth-hound (M. asterias)
* Gray smooth-hound (M. californicus)
* Dusky smooth-hound (M. canis)
* Sharptooth smooth-hound (M. dorsalis)
* Striped smooth-hound (M. fasciatus)
* Spotless smooth-hound (M. griseus)
* Brown smooth-hound (M. henlei)
* Smalleye smooth-hound (M. higmani)
* Spotted estuary smooth-hound (M. lenticulatus)
* Sicklefin smooth-hound (M. lunulatus)
* Starspotted smooth-hound (M. manazo)
* Speckled smooth-hound (M. mento)
* M. minicanis
* Arabian smooth-hound (M. mosis)
* Common smooth-hound (M. mustelus)
* Narrowfin smooth-hound (M. norrisi)
* Whitespotted smooth-hound (M. palumbes)
* Blackspotted smooth-hound (M. punctulatus)
* Australian grey smooth-hound (M. ravidus)
* Narrownose smooth-hound (M. schmitti)
* Gulf smooth-hound (M. sinusmexicanus)
* Humpback smooth-hound (M. whitneyi)
* White-fin smooth-hound (M. widodoi)

Scylliogaleus|

* Flapnose houndshark (S. quecketti)

Triakis|

* Sharpfin houndshark (T. acutipinna)
* Spotted houndshark (T. maculata)
* Sharptooth houndshark (T. megalopterus)
* Banded houndshark (T. scyllium)
* Leopard shark (T. semifasciata)

Taxon identifiers

Triakis|

* Wikidata: Q2702944
* Wikispecies: Triakis
* ADW: Triakis
* BOLD: 122047
* CoL: 7YW4
* EPPO: 1TRIKG
* GBIF: 2418368
* iNaturalist: 52298
* IRMNG: 1307426
* ITIS: 160447
* NCBI: 7840
* Open Tree of Life: 500604
* Paleobiology Database: 34666
* WoRMS: 206647

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