- Humpback smooth-hound
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Humpback smooth-hound Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. whitneyi Binomial name Mustelus whitneyi
Chirichigno F., 1973The humpback smooth-hound, Mustelus whitneyi, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical southeast Pacific from Peru to southern Chile between latitudes 3° S and 54° S, at depths of between 15 and 210 m. Its length is up to 87 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus whitneyi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Triakidae
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