- Speckled smooth-hound
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Speckled smooth-hound Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. mento Binomial name Mustelus mento
Cope, 1877The speckled smooth-hound, Mustelus mento, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific between latitudes 0° and 54° S, at depths of from 16 to 50 m. Its length is up to 1.3 m. In Chile is called "Tollo".
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus mento" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Triakidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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