Banded houndshark

Taxobox
name = Banded houndshark
status =
trend =


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Triakidae
genus = "Triakis"
species = "T. scyllium"
binomial = "Triakis scyllium"
binomial_authority = Müller & Henle, 1839The banded houndshark, "Triakis scyllium", is a hound shark of the family Triakidae found in the northwest Pacific from southern Siberia to Taiwan between latitudes 48° N and 20° N. Its length is up to 1.5 m.

The banded houndshark is found on the continental and insular shelves, often occurring in shallow water close inshore. It prefers estuaries and shallow bays, especially sandy and algal-covered areas and eelgrass flats. It feeds on small fishes and probably crustaceans and other benthic invertebrates. Often solitary, though some may cluster in resting areas on the bottom. The meat is regarded as of inferior quality. Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with 10 to 20 pups in a litter.

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