- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classElasmobranchii
- ›orderCarcharhiniformes
- ›familyTriakidae
- ›genusTriakis
Spotted Gully Shark
Triakis megalopterus (Smith, 1839)
Also calledCação-do-kelp-africano (por) · Gefleckter Hundshai (deu) · Gevlekte luipaardhaai (nld) · Palombo denti affilati (ita) · Scharfzahn-Hundshai (deu) · Scharfzahn-Marderhai (deu) · Skarptandet glathaj (dan) · Sloephaai (afr) · Spitzzahn-Hundshai (deu) · Vlekhaai (afr) · hladkoun velkoploutvý (ces) · Капская тройнозубая акула (rus)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: A large-bodied houndshark, T. megalopterus is a common nearshore species found almost exclusively at depths of less than 50 m. Conservation status: LC (2020).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
materials_examined
South Africa voucher material: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 424 (Holotype of Mustelus nigropunctatus). SAIAB 6208, SAIAB 6270, SAIAB 7978, SAIAB 12568, SAIAB 19392, SAIAB 19594, SAIAB 19792, SAIAB 19994, SAIAB 200309, SAIAB 200329, SAIAB 26298, SAIAB 27022, SAIAB 38496, SAIAB 46948, SAIAB 51228, SAIAB 2418 (accessioned as Mustelus natalensis), SAIAB 98942 (accessioned as Mustelus nigropunctatus). South African distribution: The Orange River (NC) to Coffee Bay, Transkei coast (EC).
An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa
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Every page naming Triakis megalopterus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2418377.