Biology:Striped smooth-hound
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Short description: Species of shark
| Striped 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. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)
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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. It can grow up to a length of 1.77 m. The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous, with the length at birth up to 39 cm.
References
- Hozbor, N.; Vooren, C.M.; Lamónaca, A.F. (2004). "Mustelus fasciatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T44581A10908329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44581A10908329.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/44581/0. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus fasciatus" in 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2624374 entry
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