| Hemitriakis indroyonoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Hemitriakis |
| Species: | H. indroyonoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemitriakis indroyonoi W. T. White, Compagno & Dharmadi, 2009 |
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Hemitriakis indroyonoi, known commonly as the Indonesian Houndshark in Indonesia,[1] is a species of houndshark in the genus Hemitriakis.[2] It is a tropical houndshark, known from the eastern Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, in the Indian Ocean.[2] It was described by William T. White, Leonard J.V. Compagno, and Dharmadi in 2009.[3] Females give birth to live young, with no placenta or yolk sac, and can have between 6 and 11 pups in one litter.[2] When born, the pups measure between 28-30 centimetres long.[2] At first maturity, the houndsharks measure 90 centimetres,[4] and males can go on to reach a maximum length of 120 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 115.2 centimetres.[2]