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Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Galeorhininae
Etymology: Iago: Name of villain in Shakespeare’s Othello, because members of this genus have been a “troublemaker for systematists and hence a kind of villain”. (See ETYFish); garricki: Patronym not identified but clearly in honor of J.A.F. (Jack) Garrick (1928-2018), New Zealand shark taxonomist and biologist. (See ETYFish).