Iago (genus)
| Iago | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago Compagno & S. Springer, 1971 |
| Species | |
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Iago is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[1] The name comes from the villain in William Shakespeare´s Othello.
Species
The currently known species are:[2]
- Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Longnose houndshark)
- Iago mangalorensis Cubelio, Remya R & Kurup, 2011 (Mangalore houndshark)[3]
- Iago omanensis Norman, 1939 (Bigeye 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
- ↑ Cubelio, S.S., Remya R & Kurup, B.M. (2011): A new species of Mustelus (Family: Triakidae) from Indian EEZ. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 40 (1): 28-31.