Banded houndshark
| Scientific name | Triakis scyllium |
| English name | Banded houndshark |
| Japanese name | 奴智鮫 |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family | Triakidae |
| Genus | Triakis |
| Species | scyllium |
| Subspecies | --- |
| Full length | about 1m. Up to 150 cm. |
| Distribution | Distributed in the Pacific Northwest. |
Characteristics
A small shark about 1m in length. The photograph is of juvenile fish taken at Arasaki on the Miura Peninsula.
The back is gray, almost black. Juveniles have a large head compared to the body, resembling a large tadpole. The pectoral fins are blunt and triangular. The upper lobe of the caudal fin is slightly long and stretches upward.
Ecology
Inhabits near the bottom of rocky shallow waters. Sometimes they rest quietly on the seabed. Solitary and feeds on small fish and crustaceans.
Habitat
Miura Peninsula Arasaki
Found swimming alone in Arasaki, Miura Peninsula. It was swimming around within a certain range in the crevices of the rocks. After watching it for a while, it stopped on the seabed and began to rest, so I took a picture. It looked like a big tadpole.
Video
The video of the Banded houndshark.
A juvenile fish found on the seabed of Arasaki.
Pictures
Introducing a picture of Banded houndshark.
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