Bigeye Houndshark
Iago omanensis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The bigeye houndshark is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae. It is a small, placental viviparous shark that is found abundantly in the deep waters of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. It is described as brown or grey dorsally, with a lighter underside with darker tips on its dorsal and caudal fins. 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 can vary between males and females, males can be up to 37 cm (15 in), whilst females have been found as large as 58 cm (23 in).
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Triakidae
- Genus
- Iago