- Arabian smooth-hound
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Arabian smooth-hound Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. mosis Binomial name Mustelus mosis
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899The Arabian smooth-hound, Mustelus mosis, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka between latitudes 30° N and 7° N, at depths of between 20 and 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus mosis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- Triakidae
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