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Indian houndshark

Iago gopalakrishnani Bineesh, Beura & Akhilesh, 2025

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The Indian houndshark (Iago gopalakrishnani) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the Indian houndshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Indian houndshark live?

Not recorded

Is the Indian houndshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Indian houndshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusIago
  7. SpeciesIago gopalakrishnani Bineesh, Beura & Akhilesh, 2025
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Tubarão-de-GopalakrishnanPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Indian houndshark

Other species in the same genus Iago.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Indian houndshark?

The Indian houndshark (Iago gopalakrishnani) belongs to the family Triakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Indian houndshark (Iago gopalakrishnani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-houndshark

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“Indian houndshark (Iago gopalakrishnani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-houndshark.

BibTeX
@misc{indian_houndshark_2026,
  title = {Indian houndshark (Iago gopalakrishnani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-houndshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}