Bigeye houndshark
| Bigeye houndshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago |
| Species: | I. omanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939) | |
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| Range of the bigeye houndshark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939 | |
The bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae.[2] 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.[3] It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelves in the western Indian Ocean,[4] from the Red Sea to southwestern India, between latitudes 30° N and 10° N, at depths between 110 and 2,200 m (360 and 7,220 ft). 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).[5] Its diet mainly consists of bony fish and squid/cuttlefish[6]
References
- ↑ Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Derrick, D.; Elhassan, I.; Haque, A.B.; Jabado, R.W.; Moore, A.; Simpfendorfer, C. (2021). "Iago omanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T161501A173438349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161501A173438349.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Iago omanensis". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- ↑ Bass, A.J.; P.C. Heemstra; and L.J.V. Compagno (1986). "Carcharhinidae". In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.). Smiths' sea fishes. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. pp. 67–87.
- ↑ "Bigeye Houndshark | Iago omanensis | Shark Database". sharkwater.com. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ↑ "FAO species catalogue Vol.4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2. Carcharhiniformes". fao.org. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ "Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Iago omanensis". Fishbase. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
Further reading
- Fishelson, Lev and Avi Baranes (1999). "Ocular Development in the Oman shark, Iago omanensis (Triakidae), Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea". The Anatomical Record. 256 (4): 389–402. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(19991201)256:4<389::AID-AR6>3.0.CO;2-L. PMID 10589025.
- Fishelson, Lev and Avi Baranes (1998). "Morphological and Cytological Ontogenesis of the Ampullae of Lorenzini and Lateral Line Canals in the Oman shark, Iago omanensis Norman 1939 (Triakidae), from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea". The Anatomical Record. 252 (4): 532–45. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(199812)252:4<532::AID-AR4>3.0.CO;2-G. PMID 9845204.
- Fishelson, L.; et al. (2004). "Morphogenesis of the Salt Gland in the Viviparous Oman Shark, Iago omanensis (Triakidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 84 (2). Cambridge University Press: 433–37. Bibcode:2004JMBUK..84..433F. doi:10.1017/S0025315404009403h.