Bigeye houndshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Triakidae |
Genus: | Iago |
Species: | I. omanensis
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Binomial name | |
Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939)
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Range of the bigeye houndshark | |
Synonyms | |
Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939 |
The bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae.[2] It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelves in the western Indian Ocean,[3] 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 is up to 37 cm (15 in).