The Triakidae or houndsharks are a family of ground sharks, consisting of about 40 species in nine genera. In some classifications, the family is split into two subfamilies, with the genera Mustelus, Scylliogaleus and Triakis in the subfamily Triakinae, and the remainders in the subfamily Galeorhininae.

Houndsharks are distinguished by possessing two large, spineless dorsal fins, an anal fin and oval eyes with nictitating eyelids. They are small to medium in size, ranging from 37 to 220 cm (1.21 to 7.22 ft) in adult length. They are found throughout the world in warm and temperate waters, where they feed on small fish and invertebrates on the seabed and in midwater.[2]

Fossil records of this group date back to the Cenomanian.[3]

Genera

Houndsharks are classified into subfamilies and genera as follows:[1]

The following fossil genera are also known:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Triakidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Triakidae". FishBase. January 2009 version.
  3. ^ Popov, E. V.; Lapkin, A. V. (2000). "A New Shark Species of the Genus Galeorhinus (Chondrichthyes, Triakidae) from the Cenomanian of the Lower Volga River Basin" (PDF). Paleontological Journal. 34 (4): 435–438.
  4. ^ "Bibliography Database | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triakidae
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