Gulf smooth-hound
The Gulf smooth-hound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic. The reproduction of this houndshark is placental viviparous.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. sinusmexicanus |
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| Mustelus sinusmexicanus Heemstra, 1997 | |
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Description
This species has a long slender body, a plain grey/brown dorsum, pale/white ventrum and a large and rounded dorsal fin. The fins have a pale to white trailing margin fading towards adulthood. The caudal fin is deeply notched; its teeth are flat and pale. This type of shark can be found in the continental shelf between depths of 36 m to 229 m. The maximum recorded size was 140 cm.[1]
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References
- Carlisle, A.B. (2006). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60206A12319364. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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