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Indonesian Houndshark
Hemitriakis indroyonoi
- Water temperature28–28 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
The Indonesian houndshark is a species of houndshark in the genus Hemitriakis. It is a part of the family Triakidae. The shark was named for Dr. Indroyono Soesilo, a researcher who supports the conservation of shark and ray fisheries in Indonesia. It was described by William T. White, Leonard J.V. Compagno, and Dharmadi in 2009.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Indonesian houndshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indonesian Houndshark
Similar species
Sicklefin Hound SharkHemitriakis falcata
Japanese topesharkHemitriakis japanica
- Darksnout Houndshark
Hemitriakis abdita
- Ocellate Topeshark
Hemitriakis complicofasciata
- whitefin topeshark
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
Sweet williamGaleorhinus galeus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 8 open-data records from 2001 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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