- Starspotted smooth-hound
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Starspotted smooth-hound Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. manazo Binomial name Mustelus manazo
Bleeker, 1854The starspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus manazo, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 45° N and 10° S, from the surface to 360 m.
Reproduction is Ovoviviparous.
In some parts of Japan, people eat it with vinegar and mustard sauce.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus manazo" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- Triakidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
- Fish of the Red Sea
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
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