Biology:Smalleye smooth-hound
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Short description: Species of shark
Smalleye smooth-hound | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Triakidae |
Genus: | Mustelus |
Species: | M. higmani
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Binomial name | |
Mustelus higmani S. Springer & R. H. Lowe, 1963
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The smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the western Atlantic, between latitudes 11° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 900 m. It can grow up to a length of 70 cm. The reproduction of this shark is viviparous, with 1 to 7 pups per litter.[2]
References
- ↑ Pollom, R., Charvet, P., Avalos, C., Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A., Derrick, D., Espinoza, E., Faria, V., Herman, K., Lasso-Alcalá, O.M., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Naranjo-Elizondo, B., Navia, A.F. & Pérez Jiménez, J.C.F (2020). Mustelus higmani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus higmani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1951908 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalleye smooth-hound.
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