Iago
garricki
Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
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Family:
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Triakidae
(Houndsharks), subfamily: Galeorhininae
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Order:
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Carcharhiniformes
(ground sharks)
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Class:
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
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In this site name:
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Longnose houndshark |
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Max. size:
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75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 244) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 250 – 475 m
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Climate: |
deep-water; 9°S - 26°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4) |
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Distribution:
Go to ccfishery.net
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Western Pacific: off northern Australia (Ref. 6871) and Vanuatu. A similar if not identical species occurs in the Philippines.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
spines: 0
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Biology: |
A little-known tropical shark found on the uppermost insular slopes (Ref. 13563). Feeds on cephalopods (Ref. 244). Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449).
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Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC) (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
, Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem. 1998
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Coordinator: |
Compagno, Leonard J.V.
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