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Triakis maculata
Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Spotted houndshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Triakidae
Reference of the original description
Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren J. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch–Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, 54(3), 356–395
Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren J. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch–Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, 54(3), 356–395
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Mustelus maculatus, Mustelus nigromaculatus, Triakis scyllium maculatus , Triakis (Cazon) maculata
Mustelus maculatus, Mustelus nigromaculatus, Triakis scyllium maculatus , Triakis (Cazon) maculata
Types
Triakis maculata
Holotype: ZMH: 468; Paratype: BMNH: 1865.5.24.8
Mustelus nigromaculatus
Holotype: USNM: 77699;
Triakis maculata
Holotype: ZMH: 468; Paratype: BMNH: 1865.5.24.8
Mustelus nigromaculatus
Holotype: USNM: 77699;
Description :
Citation: Triakis maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Triakis maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867, Chiclayo, Peru © Francisco Concha, Condrolab, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
Triakis maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867, Chiclayo, Peru © Francisco Concha, Condrolab, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile
Common names
Cazón, Marrajo, Tollito, Tollo, Tollo cazón, Tollo del Norte, Tollo manchado, Tollo pintado, 
Virli tacheté, 
Smooth hound, Spotted houndshark
Cazón, Marrajo, Tollito, Tollo, Tollo cazón, Tollo del Norte, Tollo manchado, Tollo pintado, Virli tacheté, Smooth hound, Spotted houndshark
Short Description
Original diagnose after Compagno, 1984 [517]: Field Marks: A very stout houndshark with a short, broadly rounded snout, lobate anterior nasal flaps that do not reach the mouth and are far separated from each other, long upper labial furrows that reach the lower symphysis of the mouth, teeth not bladelike, with straight erect cusps and cusplets little-developed or absent, broad fins with the pectorals broadly falcate and the first dorsal fin with a posteriorly sloping posterior margin, and usually with numerous black spots.
Diagnostic Features : Strong erect cusps on teeth of the middle two-thirds of the dental band, the more distal teeth having no cusp or weak ones, cusplets low or absent on almost all teeth, teeth semimolariform but not bladelike. First dorsal fin with posteroventrally sloping posterior margin; pectoral fins broadly falcate in adults. Total vertebral counts 164 to 170. Body usually with numerous small black spots, sometimes plain-coloured (plain females may have spotted young).
Original diagnose after Compagno, 1984 [517]: Field Marks: A very stout houndshark with a short, broadly rounded snout, lobate anterior nasal flaps that do not reach the mouth and are far separated from each other, long upper labial furrows that reach the lower symphysis of the mouth, teeth not bladelike, with straight erect cusps and cusplets little-developed or absent, broad fins with the pectorals broadly falcate and the first dorsal fin with a posteriorly sloping posterior margin, and usually with numerous black spots.
Diagnostic Features : Strong erect cusps on teeth of the middle two-thirds of the dental band, the more distal teeth having no cusp or weak ones, cusplets low or absent on almost all teeth, teeth semimolariform but not bladelike. First dorsal fin with posteroventrally sloping posterior margin; pectoral fins broadly falcate in adults. Total vertebral counts 164 to 170. Body usually with numerous small black spots, sometimes plain-coloured (plain females may have spotted young).
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands and from Peru to northern Chile. Mexican records of this species are erroneous. Source: www.gbif.org
Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands and from Peru to northern Chile. Mexican records of this species are erroneous. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
Biology
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Found on the continental shelf, mostly inshore. Possibly to 240 cm. Probably feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Found on the continental shelf, mostly inshore. Possibly to 240 cm. Probably feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Habitat
demersal; marine
demersal; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7245;
shark-references Species-ID=7245;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Copepoda
Monogenea
- Erpocotyle sp. [33202]
Cestoda
Copepoda
- Lernaeopoda tenuis Castro-Romero & Baeza -Kuroki, 1986 [23414]
- Pseudolernaeopoda caudocapta Castro-Romero & Baeza -Kuroki, 1986 [23414]
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