- Brown smooth-hound
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Brown smooth-hound Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. henlei Binomial name Mustelus henlei
(Gill, 1863)The brown smooth-hound, Mustelus henlei, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific from northern California to the Gulf of California, Ecuador and Peru between latitudes 43° N and 18° S, from the surface to 200 m. Its length is up to 1 m.
Reproduction is viviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus henlei" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- Triakidae
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