Iago (shark)
| Iago | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Subfamily: | Galeorhininae |
| Genus: | Iago L. J. V. Compagno & S. Springer, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Eugaleus omanensis J.R. Norman, 1939 | |
Iago is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[1] The name comes from the villain in William Shakespeare´s Othello.[2]
Species
Three recognized extant species are in this genus:[3]
- Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (longnose houndshark)
- Iago gopalakrishnani Bineesh, Beura & Akhilesh, 2025 (Indian houndshark)
- Iago omanensis Norman, 1939 (bigeye houndshark)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Iago". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (20 May 2026). "Family TRIAKIDAE Gray 1851 (Hound Sharks)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Iago". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- Ramírez-Herrejón, Juan Pablo; Zambrano, Luis; Mercado-Silva, Norman; Tellez, Adriana; Garcia, Fernando; Caraveo-Pati, Javier; Balart, Eduardo (2014). "Long term changes in the fish fauna of Lago de Patzcuaro in Central Mexico". Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 42: 137–149. doi:10.3856/vol42-issue1-fulltext-11.