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The '''blackspotted smooth-hound''', ''Mustelus punctulatus'', is a [[houndshark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Triakidae]], found on the [[continental shelves]] of the [[subtropical]] eastern [[Atlantic]] from the [[Mediterranean]] to the [[Western Sahara]] between [[latitude]]s 45° N and 20° N, from the surface to 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m. |
The '''blackspotted smooth-hound''', ''Mustelus punctulatus'', is a [[houndshark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Triakidae]], found on the [[continental shelves]] of the [[subtropical]] eastern [[Atlantic]] from the [[Mediterranean]] to the [[Western Sahara]] between [[latitude]]s 45° N and 20° N, from the surface to 250 [[metre|m]]. Its length is up to 1.5 m. |
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The blackspotted smooth-hound is an inshore, continental bottom-dwelling shark. Probably a [[crustacean]] feeder. |
The blackspotted smooth-hound is an inshore, continental bottom-dwelling shark. Probably a [[crustacean]] feeder. |
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The blackspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus punctulatus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara between latitudes 45° N and 20° N, from the surface to 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m.
The blackspotted smooth-hound is an inshore, continental bottom-dwelling shark. Probably a crustacean feeder.
Reproduction is presumed to be viviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mustelus punctulatus". FishBase. July 2006 version.