Striped smooth-hound

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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 (820 ft). It can grow up to a length of 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in). The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous, with the length at birth up to 39 cm (15 in).

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

References

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  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Herman, K.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Paesch, L.; Rincon, G. (2020). "Mustelus fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44581A2995765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44581A2995765.en. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  • 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
  • Lorenz, Racz H. (2010). “New Maximum Length for the Striped Smooth-Hound Mustelus Fasciatus.” Biologica Marina Mediterranea, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 258–259.