Triakidae

spotted houndshark

Triakis maculata

Fourteen pups per litter

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Large
• Tropical fish

The spotted houndshark (Triakis maculata) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found in tropical waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. It usually grows to a length around 180 centimetres (71 in). The reproduction of this houndshark is ovoviviparous, with a litter of 14 pups being found in one female with a birth size of 30 to 40 centimetres (12 to 16 in).