WoRMS taxon details
Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939)
220021 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220021)
accepted
Species
Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939 · unaccepted
Galeorhinus omanensis (Norman, 1939) · unaccepted
Jago omanensis (Norman, 1939) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939) Norman, J. R. (1939). Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. <em>Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition.</em> 7 (1): 1-116. [details]
Description Found on the continental shelf and slope. Water temperature: 16-25°C. Oxygen level: 0.2-2.4 ppm. Feeds on bony fishes...
Description Found on the continental shelf and slope. Water temperature: 16-25°C. Oxygen level: 0.2-2.4 ppm. Feeds on bony fishes (mostly lanternfishes) and cephalopods. Sexual dimorphism by size exists. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with probably 2 to 10 young in a litter. Utilized fresh for human consumption. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Iago omanensis (Norman, 1939). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220021 on 2026-01-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939) Norman, J. R. (1939). Fishes. The John Murray Expedition 1933-34. <em>Scientific Reports, John Murray Expedition.</em> 7 (1): 1-116. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found on the continental shelf and slope. Water temperature: 16-25°C. Oxygen level: 0.2-2.4 ppm. Feeds on bony fishes (mostly lanternfishes) and cephalopods. Sexual dimorphism by size exists. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with probably 2 to 10 young in a litter. Utilized fresh for human consumption. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bigeye houndshark | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galeorhinus omanensis (Norman, 1939))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Iago omanensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Jago omanensis (Norman, 1939))
To FishBase (from synonym Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Galeorhinus omanensis (Norman, 1939))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Iago omanensis RAD110741-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Iago omanensis RAD110741-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galeorhinus omanensis (Norman, 1939))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Iago omanensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Jago omanensis (Norman, 1939))
To FishBase (from synonym Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Galeorhinus omanensis (Norman, 1939))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins) (from synonym Eugaleus omanensis Norman, 1939)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Iago omanensis RAD110741-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Iago omanensis RAD110741-002)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
