- Narrownose smooth-hound
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Narrownose smooth-hound Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. schmitti Binomial name Mustelus schmitti
S. Springer, 1939The narrownose smooth-hound, Mustelus schmitti, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 44° S, at depths of from 60 to 195 m. Its length is up to 74 centimetres.
Narrownose smooth-hounds feed on crabs and probably other crustaceans, and presumably small fishes. It is utilized for human consumption.
Reproduction is Ovoviviparous, with 2 to 7 pups per litter and length at birth about 26 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus schmitti" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Triakidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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