Triakis semifasciata, Leopard shark : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Triakis semifasciata Girard, 1855

Leopard shark
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Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Etymology: Triakis: tri-, from tres (L.), three; akis (Gr.), point, referring to each tooth consisting of one large central cusp flanked on by both sides by a small cusplet. (See ETYFish);  semifasciata: semi-, from semis (L.), half; fasciatus (L.), banded, referring to striking black saddle marks that cover only dorsal half of body. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Girard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología


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