Sharptooth smooth-hound
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. dorsalis
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| Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864
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The sharptooth smooth-hound (Mustelus dorsalis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is 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 dwells on the bottom, feeding on crustaceans, particularly shrimp. Reproduction is viviparous, with four pups per litter, and length at birth about 21 cm.
References
- Leandro, L. (SSG South America Regional Workshop, June 2003) (2004). "Mustelus dorsalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T44580A10908119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44580A10908119.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Mustelus dorsalis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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