Triakis
| Triakis Temporal range:
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| Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Subfamily: | Triakinae |
| Genus: | Triakis J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Triakis scyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839
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Triakis is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[2] The name comes from the Greek word τρι, tri meaning "three", and the Latin word acis meaning "sharp" or "pointed", in reference to the three-pointed teeth of these sharks.
Species
- T. acutipinna Kato, 1968 (sharpfin houndshark)
- T. maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867 (spotted houndshark)
- T. megalopterus A. Smith, 1839 (sharptooth houndshark)
- T. scyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (banded houndshark)
- T. semifasciata Girard, 1855 (leopard shark)
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Triakis". FishBase. February 2011 version.
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