Longnose houndshark
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| Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 |
The longnose houndshark, Iago garricki, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found in the western Pacific off northern Australia and Vanuatu between latitudes 9° S and 26° S, at depths of between 250 and 475 m. Its length is up to 75 cm.
The longnose houndshark is a little-known tropical shark found on the uppermost insular slopes, feeding on cephalopods. Reproduction is viviparous.
[edit] References
- "Iago garricki". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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