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The leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is a small species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, native to the Pacific coast of North America from Oregon to Baja California. It is named for the dark saddle-shaped markings and spots across its dorsal surface and typically reaches lengths of 1.2 to...
The tope shark is Galeorhinus galeus, a temperate-water houndshark found worldwide and the only living species in its genus.
The soupfin shark is Galeorhinus galeus, a Critically Endangered houndshark once heavily fished for vitamin A-rich liver oil.
The starry smoothhound is a northeast Atlantic houndshark described in 1819, notable for small white dorsal spots.
The common smoothhound is an Endangered houndshark of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, named by Linnaeus in 1758.
The striped smoothhound is a Critically Endangered houndshark of the southwest Atlantic, from southern Brazil to northern Argentina.
The brown smoothhound is a bronze-colored eastern Pacific houndshark, described by Gill in 1863 and found from California to Peru.
The blackspotted smoothhound is a Vulnerable houndshark of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, described by Risso in 1827.
The sharptooth houndshark is a southern African Triakis species described in 1839, known for large fins and black spotting.
The grey smoothhound is an eastern Pacific houndshark from California to the Gulf of California, described by Gill in 1864.
The Japanese topeshark is an Endangered northwestern Pacific houndshark, described in 1839 and found from Japan to China.
