Triakis is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae. The name comes from the Ancient Greek word () meaning , and the Latin word meaning or , in reference to their three-pointed teeth.
Species Image Scientific name Common name Distribution T. acutipinna Kato, 1968 sharpfin houndshark coastal waters of Ecuador T. maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867spotted houndshark eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America T. megalopterus A. Smith, 1839sharptooth houndshark shallow inshore waters from southern Angola to South Africa. T. scyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 banded houndshark northwestern Pacific Ocean from the southern Russian Far East to Taiwan T. semifasciata Girard, 1855 leopard shark Pacific coast of North America, from the U.S. state of Oregon to Mazatlán in Mexico
See also
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References