Biology:Gulf smooth-hound
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Short description: Species of shark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. sinusmexicanus
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| Mustelus sinusmexicanus Heemstra, 1997
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The Gulf smooth-hound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic. The reproduction of this houndshark is placental viviparous.[2]
Description
This species has a long slender body, a plain grey/brown dorsum, pale/white ventrum and a large and rounded dorsal fin. The fins have a pale to white trailing margin fading towards adulthood. The caudal fin is deeply notched; its teeth are flat and pale. This type of shark can be found in the continental shelf between depths of 36 m to 229 m. The maximum recorded size was 140 cm.[1]
Head
Jaws
Upper teeth
Lower teeth
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carlson, J.; Pollom, R.; Derrick, D.; Pacoureau, N.; Pérez-Jiménez, J.C. (2021). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T60206A3092676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T60206A3092676.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60206/3092676. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2673697 entry
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