Biology:Spotted estuary smooth-hound
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Short description: Species of shark
| Spotted estuary smooth-hound | |
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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. lenticulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932
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The spotted estuary smooth-hound or rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves and in estuaries around New Zealand.[2] It is closely related to the gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus) of Australia.[3] Males can grow up to a length of 125 cm, while females can reach a length of 151 cm.[2]
It is commercially fished, and is commonly served in fish and chip shops in New Zealand under the name "lemonfish".[4] In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the spotted estuary smooth-hound as "not threatened" with the qualifier "conservation dependent" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]
References
- ↑ Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Mustelus lenticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T39356A116736541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T39356A116736541.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39356/116736541. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Carpenter, Kent E.; Binohlan, Crispina B.. "Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932 Spotted estuary smooth-hound". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Mustelus-lenticulatus.html.
- ↑ Gardner, M.G.; Ward, R.D. (2002). "Taxonomic affinities within Australian and New Zealand Mustelus sharks (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae) inferred from allozymes, mitochondrial DNA and precaudal vertebrae counts". Copeia (BioOne) 2002 (2): 356–363. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0356:TAWAAN2.0.CO;2]. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1643/0045-8511%282002%29002%5B0356%3ATAWAAN%5D2.0.CO%3B2. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Ballance, Alison (5 March 2015). "Tracking Rig Sharks". https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/20169398/tracking-rig-sharks.
- ↑ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. pp. 10. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/nztcs23entire.pdf.
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