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Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Galeorhininae
Etymology: Iago: Name of villain in Shakespeare’s Othello, because members of this genus have been a “troublemaker for systematists and hence a kind of villain” (See ETYFish); gopalakrishnani: Name 'gopalakrishnani' in honor of Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, an eminent marine fish geneticist, for his valuable contributions to fish conservation, sustainable management of Indian fisheries and his support to elasmobranch genetic research.
Eponymy: The name of this genus derives from Iago, the villain in Shakespeare’s play Othello. The authors say that this genus is “a troublemaker for systematists and hence a kind of villain”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 300 - 400 m (Ref. 137975). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.4 cm SL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Vértebra: 117 - 123.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Bineesh, K.K., S. Beura, M. Das, M. Nashad and K.V. Akhilesh, 2025. Description of a new species of hound shark of the genus Iago (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from the northern Indian Ocean. Indian J. Fish. 72(1):18-28. (Ref. 137975)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00437 (0.00187 - 0.01020), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
4.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100). 🛈 |