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| Species: | M. dorsalis
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| Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864
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Template:Sharksportal The sharptooth smooth-hound, Mustelus dorsalis, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to Peru between latitudes 20° N and 5° S. Its length is up to 64 cm.
The sharptooth smooth-hound is an inshore bottom-dwelling shark found on the continental shelves, feeding primarily on shrimps and probably other crustaceans.
Reproduction is viviparous, with 4 pups per litter, and length at birth about 21 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mustelus dorsalis". FishBase. July 2006 version.
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