Starspotted smooth-hound

Starspotted smooth-hound
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

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.

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