Iago mangalorensis, Mangalore houndshark

Iago mangalorensis (Cubelio, Remya & Kurup, 2011)

Mangalore houndshark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Galeorhininae
Etymology: Iago: Name of villain in Shakespeare’s Othello, because members of this genus have been a “troublemaker for systematists and hence a kind of villain” (See ETYFish); mangalorensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Mangalore, South India, type locality (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: The name of this genus derives from Iago, the villain in Shakespeare’s play Othello. The authors say that this genus is “a troublemaker for systematists and hence a kind of villain”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 183 m (Ref. 114967). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to sw India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86812)

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This species is characterized by the following: very slender body, unspotted and bronzy; head short, eyes large, gills large; small and low dorsal fins, origin of first dorsal over pectoral fin base; small pectoral fins; small ventral caudal fin lobe. Colour dark brown dorsally and lighter ventrally (Ref. 114967).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: angular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in outer continental shelf and upper slope, semi-pelagic (Ref. 114967).

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Cubelio, S.S., R. Remya and B.M. Kurup, 2011. A new species of Mustelus (Family: Triakidae) from Indian EEZ. Indian J. Geo-Mar. Sci. 40(1):28-31. (Ref. 86812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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