Longnose hound shark

The longnose houndshark, Iago garricki, is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found in the western Pacific off northern Australia and Vanuatu between latitudes 9° S and 26° S, at depths of between 250 and 475 m.

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The Longnose hound shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 250 - 475 m environment.

Nothing known about the Longnose hound shark

Common names

cazón picudo in Spanish (español)
Hiu karang in Jawa
Hiu karang in Unknown
Iago garricki in French (français)
Karil in Jawa
Karil in Unknown
Langsnuitvaalhaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Langsnuitvaalhaai in Unknown
Longnose hound shark in English
longnose houndshark in English
Requin-hâ long nez in French (français)
長吻前鰭皺唇鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
長吻前鰭皺唇鯊 in Unknown
长吻前鳍皱唇鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
长吻前鳍皱唇鲨 in Unknown

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Triakidae
Genus : Iago
Species : Iago garricki
Authority : Fourmanoir and Rivaton, 1979

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Longnose hound shark (Iago garricki)