Narrowfin smooth-hound
The narrowfin smooth-hound or Florida smooth-hound (Mustelus norrisi) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical western Atlantic, from Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela, and also southern Brazil, between latitudes 32° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 100 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.1 m.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. norrisi |
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| Mustelus norrisi S. Springer, 1939 | |
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References
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- Jones, L.M., Kyne, P.M. & Carlisle, A.B. (2009). Mustelus norrisi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161518A5441575.en
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus norrisi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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