Starspotted smooth-hound
| Starspotted smooth-hound | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. manazo |
| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854 | |
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The starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 45° N and 10° S, from the surface to a depth of 360 m. The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous.
References
- Tanaka, S. & participants of the IUCN SSG Asia Northwest Pacific Workshop (2009). "Mustelus manazo". 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 manazo" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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