Triakidae

bigeye houndshark

Iago omanensis

Big eyes down to two thousand meters

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• West Asia
• Elongated
• Medium

The bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae. It is described as brown or grey dorsally, with a lighter underside with darker tips on its dorsal and caudal fins. It is found in the deep waters of the continental shelves in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to southwestern India, between latitudes 30° N and 10° N, at depths between 110 and 2,200 m (360 and 7,220 ft).