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Triakis
Triakis
is
a genus
of
houndsharks
in the
family
Triakidae
. The name
comes
from the
Greek
word
τρι,
tri
meaning "three", and the
Latin
word
acis
meaning "sharp" or "pointed", in
reference
to the three-pointed
teeth
of these
sharks
.
Species
T. acutipinna
Kato
,
1968
T. maculata
Kner
&
Steindachner
,
1867
T. megalopterus
A.
Smith
,
1839
T. scyllium
J. P.
Müller
&
Henle
, 1839
T. semifasciata
Girard
,
1855