- Blackspotted smooth-hound
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Blackspotted smooth-hound Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. punctulatus Binomial name Mustelus punctulatus
Risso, 1827The blackspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus punctulatus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara between latitudes 45° N and 20° N, from the surface to 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus punctulatus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- Triakidae
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