Galapagos Species Database

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Triakis maculata Kner & Steindachner, 1867

Tollo manchado, Smooth hound

Tropical:180 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Elasmobranchii

Order
Carcharhiniformes

Family
Triakidae

Genus
Triakis

Species
maculata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Mustelus nigromaculatus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917, Triakis scyllium maculatus Kner & Steindachner, 1867, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Status

Critically endangered

Distribution

Distribution: Chile; Ecuador (Galápagos); Perú

References

  • Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Froese, R. Pauly, D. (eds.) (2010) FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
  • Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
  • IUCN (2024) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Triakis maculata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12779. Accessed 6 May 2025.