The sharpfin houndshark (Triakis acutipinna) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. Only two specimens have been found, both in the coastal waters of Ecuador, the longest one being 1.02 m in length. The reproduction of this houndshark is ovoviviparous.[2]

Sharpfin houndshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Triakis
Species:
T. acutipinna
Binomial name
Triakis acutipinna
Kato, 1968

References

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  1. ^ Compagno, L.J.V.; Kyne, P.M. & Domingo, A. (2009). "Triakis acutipinna". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T39361A10216173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T39361A10216173.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Triakis acutipinna". FishBase. July 2006 version.