Iago (shark)

Iago is a genus of houndsharks in the family Triakidae.^[1] The name comes from the villain in William Shakespeare´s Othello. Also known as Iago omanensis is a small, placental viviparous shark that is found abundantly in the deep waters of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. It can be found at the depths of 150–1500 meters.

Iago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Triakidae
Subfamily:	Galeorhininae
Genus:	Iago L. J. V. Compagno & S. Springer, 1971

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Species

Two recognized extant species are in this genus:

• I. garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (longnose houndshark)
• I. omanensis Norman, 1939 (bigeye houndshark)