Banded houndshark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the banded houndshark lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Triakis scyllium
Group	Sharks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Triakidae

Is the banded houndshark endangered?

The banded houndshark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the banded houndshark?

The banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Triakidae, genus Triakis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the banded houndshark

The banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, common in the northwestern Pacific Ocean from the southern Russian Far East to Taiwan. Found on or near the bottom, it favors shallow coastal habitats with sandy or vegetated bottoms, and also enters brackish water. This shark reaches 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length. It has a short, rounded snout and mostly narrow fins; the pectoral fins are broad and triangular, and the trailing margin of the first dorsal fin is almost vertical. It is gray above and lighter below; younger sharks have darker saddles and dots, which fade with age.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Banded houndshark (revision 1366344793), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2024385 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).