Family Triakidae - Houndsharks
  Order
:
Triakidae
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 9 | Species : 46 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
lower   Tertiary     Eocene
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Small to moderate-sized sharks with horizontally oval eyes, nictitating eyelids, anterior nasal flaps, two large-sized, spineless dorsal fins and an anal fin, the first dorsal base well ahead of pelvic bases. Species found in all warm and temperate coastal seas. They feed primarily on bottom and midwater invertebrates and bony fishes.
  Etymology
:
Greek, triakis = thrice ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
bearers
  Typical activity level
:
sluggish
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Triakidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Triakinae
Triakis scyllium Müller & Henle, 1839
acceptedseniororiginal
! Triakis scyllia Müller & Henle, 1839
synonymseniororiginal
Hemigaleus pingi Evermann & Shaw, 1927
synonymjuniororiginal
Triakis megalopterus (Smith, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus natalensis Steindachner, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Triakis natalensis (Steindachner, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus punctulatus (non Risso, 1827)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Triakis semifasciatum Girard, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Mustelus felis Ayres, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Triakis maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Triakis scyllium maculatus Kner & Steindachner, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus nigromaculatus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus laevis Linck, 1790
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Galeus laevis Risso, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
! Mustellus levis (Risso, 1820)
synonymjuniornew
Mustelus equestris Bonaparte, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus canis (non Mitchill, 1815)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus canis Mitchill, 1815
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus canis canis (Mitchill, 1815)
synonymseniornew
Allomycter dissutus Guitart Manday, 1972
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1819
acceptedseniororiginal
Squalus hinnulus Blainville, 1825
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus stellatus Risso, 1827
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus plebejus Bonaparte, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Squalus albomaculatus Plucàr, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Squalus edentulus Chiereghini, 1872
ambiguousotheroriginal
Mustelus equestris (non Bonaparte, 1834)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Mustellus punctulatus Risso, 1827
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus mediterraneus Quignard & Capapé, 1972
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeorhinus manazo (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymseniornew
! Mustelus monazo Bleeker, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus henlei (Gill, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Triakis henlei (Gill, 1863)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus dorsalis (Gill, 1864)
synonymseniornew
Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus sp. B Not applicable
synonymotherother
Emissola maugeana Whitley, 1939
synonymjuniororiginal
Emissola ganearum Whitley, 1945
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus walkeri White & Last, 2008
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus lenticulatus (non Phillipps, 1932)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mustelus mento Cope, 1877
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeorhinus mento (Cope, 1877)
synonymseniornew
Mustelus edulis Pérez Canto, 1886
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus abbotti Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus lunulatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus mosis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus canis (non Mitchill, 1815)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mustelus vulgaris (non Cloquet, 1819)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mustelus manazo (non Bleeker, 1855)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mustelus griseus Pietschmann, 1908
acceptedseniororiginal
Cynias kanekonis Tanaka, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus kanekonis (Tanaka, 1916)
synonymjuniornew
Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Mustelus striatus Devincenzi, 1920
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus antarcticus (non Günther, 1870)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mustelus norrisi Springer, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus schmitti Springer, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus palumbes Smith, 1957
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus mustelus (non Linnaeus, 1758)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mustelus canis (non Mitchill, 1815)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mustelus manazo (non Bleeker, 1855)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mustelus higmani Springer & Lowe, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus whitneyi Chirichigno F., 1973
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus minicanis Heemstra, 1997
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus albipinnis Castro-Aguirre, Antuna-Mendiola, González-Acosta & de la Cruz-Agüero, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus hacat Pérez-Jiménez, Nichizaki & Castillo Geniz, 2005
synonymjuniororiginal
Mustelus ravidus White & Last, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Mustelus sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Mustelus widodoi White & Last, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus stevensi White & Last, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Mustelus sp. B Not applicable
synonymotherother
Mustelus manazo (non Bleeker, 1855)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Mustelus andamanensis White, Arunrugstichai & Naylor, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Scylliogaleus quecketti Boulenger, 1902
acceptedseniororiginal
! Scylliogaleus queketti Boulenger, 1902
synonymseniororiginal
Galeorhininae
Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus galeus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Eugaleus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Galeorhinus galeo (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Squalus rhinophanes Péron, 1807
synonymjuniororiginal
Notogaleus rhinophanes (Péron, 1807)
synonymjuniornew
Galeus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus canis Bonaparte, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus nilssoni Bonaparte, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus communis Owen, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus linnei Malm, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus australis Macleay, 1881
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeorhinus australis (Macleay, 1881)
synonymjuniornew
Notogaleus australis (Macleay, 1881)
synonymjuniornew
Galeorhinus zyopterus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus zyopterus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
synonymjuniornew
Galeus chilensis Pérez Canto, 1886
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeorhinus chilensis (Pérez Canto, 1886)
synonymjuniornew
Galeus molinae Philippi, 1887
synonymjuniororiginal
Carcharhinus cyrano Whitley, 1930
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemitriakis japanica (Müller & Henle, 1839)
acceptedseniornew
Galeus japanicus Müller & Henle, 1839
synonymseniororiginal
Galeorhinus japonicus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
synonymseniornew
! Hemitriakis japonica (Müller & Henle, 1839)
synonymseniornew
Hemitriakis abdita Compagno & Stevens, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemitriakis falcata Compagno & Stevens, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemitriakis complicofasciata Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Hemitriakis indroyonoi White, Compagno & Dharmadi, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Furgaleus macki (Whitley, 1943)
acceptedseniornew
Fur macki Whitley, 1943
synonymseniororiginal
Fur ventralis Whitley, 1943
synonymjuniororiginal
Furgaleus ventralis (Whitley, 1943)
synonymjuniornew
Hypogaleus hyugaensis (Miyosi, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
Eugaleus hyugaensis Miyosi, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
Galeorhinus hyugaensis (Miyosi, 1939)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939)
acceptedseniornew
Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939
synonymseniororiginal
Galeorhinus omanensis (Norman, 1939)
synonymseniornew
! Jago omanensis (Norman, 1939)
synonymseniornew
Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Iago mangalorensis (Cubelio, Remya & Kurup, 2011)
acceptedseniornew
Mustelus mangalorensis Cubelio, Remya & Kurup, 2011
synonymseniororiginal
Gogolia filewoodi Compagno, 1973
acceptedseniororiginal
! Golgolia filewoodi Compagno, 1973
synonymseniororiginal
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