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The shark species "Spotted houndshark"

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Spotted houndshark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Houndsharks (Triakidae)
Genus:
Triakis
Names
Scientific:
Triakis maculata
English:
Spotted houndshark
German:
Gepunkteter Hundshai
French:
Virli tachete
Spanish:
Tollo manchado
Vulnerability
Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Criteria: A2bd
Last evaluated: 2020
Trend: Decreasing




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