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Dwarf smooth-hound

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Mustelus minicanis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. minicanis
Binomial name
Mustelus minicanis
Heemstra, 1997

The dwarf smooth-hound (Mustelus minicanis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic, off the coast of South America between Cabo de la Vela, Colombia and Rio Caribe, Venezuela, at depths between 70 and 180 m. It can grow up to a length of 48 cm. The reproduction of dwarf smooth-hounds is Ovoviviparous.

References

  1. ^ Pollom, R., Lasso-Alcalá, O., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Navia, A.F. & Herman, K. (2020). "Mustelus minicanis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60205A124452001. Retrieved 17 July 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)