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Sharks & rays

Leopard Shark

Triakis semifasciata

Also known as: Ground Sharks, Leopard Houndshark, Zebra Shark

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@fishx6 · Arizona Aquarium, United States · September 20191 / 1
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Overview

Found in mixed schools, over shallow, to intertidal deeper waters, on mud and sand areas bottoms, close to kelp beds and rocky reefs, of enclosed muddy bays, estuaries, and lagoons.
They feed nocturnally on fish and benthic invertebrates.

Found in warm and temperate coastal seas.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific
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Found in mixed schools, over shallow, to intertidal deeper waters, on mud and sand areas bottoms, close to kelp beds and rocky reefs, of enclosed muddy bays, estuaries, and lagoons.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderCarcharhiniformes
    5. familyTriakidae
    6. genusTriakis
    7. speciesTriakis semifasciata Girard, 1855

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    Carcharhiniformes