Biology:Arabian smooth-hound

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Short description: Species of shark

Arabian smooth-hound
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. mosis
Binomial name
Mustelus mosis
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
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The Arabian smooth-hound (Mustelus mosis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Maldives, India , and Sri Lanka, between latitudes 30 and 7°N, at depths between 20 and 250 m. It can reach a length of 1.5 m.

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Jabado, R.W.; Bennett, R.; Elhassan, I.; Fernando, S.; Kuguru, B.; Leslie, R.; Moore, A. et al. (2019). "Mustelus mosis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T161480A139617441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T161480A139617441.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161480/139617441. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1951902 entry