The longnose houndshark (Iago garricki) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the western Pacific off northern Australia and Vanuatu, between latitudes 9° S and 26° S, at depths between 250 and 475 m. It can grow up to a length of 75 cm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Iago |
| Species: | I. garricki
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| Binomial name | |
| Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
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References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Cavanagh, R.D. (2016). "Iago garricki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41829A68630492. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41829A68630492.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Iago garricki". FishBase. July 2006 version.
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