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Striped smooth-hound

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Striped smooth-hound
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. fasciatus
Binomial name
Mustelus fasciatus
(Garman, 1913)

The striped smooth-hound (Mustelus fasciatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 47° S, from the surface to 250 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous, with the length at birth up to 39 cm.

References

  • Hozbor, N.; Vooren, C.M.; Lamónaca, A.F. (2004). "Mustelus fasciatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T44581A10908329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44581A10908329.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mustelus fasciatus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks, Collins Gem, HarperCollins, London 2006) ISBN 0-00-721986-5