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Bigeye houndshark

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Kingdom
  
Subclass
  
Scientific name
  
Iago omanensis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Triakidae

Higher classification
  
Iago

Found in
  
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Similar
  
Arabian smooth‑hound, Sharpfin houndshark, Hemitriakis, Gulf smooth‑hound, Shark

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.

References

Bigeye houndshark Wikipedia


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