Iago (shark)
Genus of sharks
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Iago is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.[1] The name comes from the villain in William Shakespeare´s Othello.[2]
| Iago | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Subfamily: | Galeorhininae |
| Genus: | Iago L. J. V. Compagno & S. Springer, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Eugaleus omanensis J.R. Norman, 1939 | |
Species
Three recognized extant species are in this genus:[3]
- Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (longnose houndshark)
- Iago gopalakrishnani Bineesh, Beura & Akhilesh, 2025 (Indian houndshark)
- Iago omanensis Norman, 1939 (bigeye houndshark)
