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Longnose houndshark
Iago garricki
- Usual depth157–474 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
The longnose houndshark is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the western Pacific off northern Australia and Vanuatu, between latitudes 9° S and 26° S, at depths between 250 and 475 m. It can grow up to a length of 75 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Longnose 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 157–474 m · Deepest record: 603.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longnose houndshark, Longnose Hound Shark
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Langnasen-Hundshai
- French
- Requin-hâ long nez
- Japanese
- ホカケドチザメ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長吻前鰭皺唇鯊
Similar species
- Bigeye houndshark
Iago omanensis
Sweet williamGaleorhinus galeus
Sicklefin Hound SharkHemitriakis falcata
Japanese topesharkHemitriakis japanica
- Mack's Whiskery Shark
Furgaleus macki
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).
- 55 open-data records from 1983 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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