Spotted estuary smooth-hound
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| Species: | M. lenticulatus
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| Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932
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The spotted estuary smooth-hound or rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves and in estuaries around New Zealand. It is closely related to the gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus) of Australia.[1] Males can grow up to a length of 125 cm, while females can reach a length of 151 cm.
It is commercially fished, and is commonly served in fish and chip shops in New Zealand under the name lemonfish.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Gardner, M.G.; Ward, R.D. (2002). "Taxonomic affinities within Australian and New Zealand Mustelus sharks (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae) inferred from allozymes, mitochondrial DNA and precaudal vertebrae counts". Copeia. 2002 (2). BioOne: 356–363. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0356:TAWAAN]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mustelus lenticulatus". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8