Iago (genus)
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| Iago | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago Compagno & S. Springer, 1971 |
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Iago is a genus of houndshark in the family Triakidae.
The name comes from the villain in Shakespeare´s Othello.
Species
- Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Longnose houndshark)
- Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939) (Bigeye houndshark)
- Iago Sp.A Not yet described (Lowfin houndshark)
- Iago sp.B Not yet described (Bengal smallgill houndshark)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Iago in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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