bigeye houndshark

Iago omanensis

Big eyes down to two thousand meters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
South Asia
West Asia
Elongated
Medium

The bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae. It is described as brown or grey dorsally, with a lighter underside with darker tips on its dorsal and caudal fins. It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelves in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to southwestern India, between latitudes 30° N and 10° N, at depths between 110 and 2,200 m (360 and 7,220 ft).

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Iago
Maximum length: 37 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba (Ref. 9942 ) and Gulf of Oman to Pakistan and southwestern India. A low-finned, somewhat short-headed Iago is largely sympatric with Iago omanensis at least off southwestern India, and in the Bay of Bengal there is possibly a dwarf, omanensis -like Iago that may or may not be distinct.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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