Knowra Houndshark Houndshark Houndsharks are sharks in the family Triakidae, a diverse group found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide. Many species inhabit coastal waters, though the family also includes open-water and deep-water forms.
Triakidae : Triakidae is the taxonomic family that includes houndsharks. This is the family name used for the group called houndsharks.
Viviparity : Viviparity is a reproductive mode in which embryos develop inside a parent and live young are born. Many houndsharks give birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
Leopard shark : The leopard shark is a spotted coastal shark of the eastern Pacific and a member of Triakidae. It is a familiar coastal houndshark often seen in shallow bays.
Shark finning : Shark finning is the removal of a shark's fins, often followed by discarding its body at sea. The practice can affect houndsharks caught in targeted and mixed fisheries.
Catshark : Catsharks are small to medium-sized sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae, often distinguished by elongated bodies and patterned skin. They belong to the same shark order but a different family.
Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhiniformes is the largest order of sharks, including catsharks, requiem sharks, and houndsharks. Houndsharks belong to this diverse order of ground-associated sharks.
Ovoviviparity : Ovoviviparity is reproduction in which eggs develop and hatch inside the parent's body, nourishing embryos mainly through yolk. This term describes the reproductive pattern commonly reported for houndsharks.
Smoothhound : Smoothhounds are houndsharks in the genus Mustelus, found in coastal and continental-shelf waters. They represent a widespread genus within the family.
Bycatch : Bycatch is the unintended capture of animals during fishing for other species. Houndsharks can be caught incidentally in trawl, gillnet, and longline fisheries.
Requiem shark : Requiem sharks are sharks in the family Carcharhinidae, including many large coastal and open-ocean species. They are another carcharhiniform family, generally distinct from Triakidae.
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