Striped smooth-hound
| Striped smooth-hound | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. fasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913) | |
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The striped smooth-hound (Mustelus fasciatus) 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 47° S, from the surface to 250 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous, with the length at birth up to 39 cm.
References
- Hozbor, N., Vooren, C.M. & Lamónaca, A.F. (2004). "Mustelus fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus fasciatus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks, Collins Gem, HarperCollins, London 2006) ISBN 0-00-721986-5
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