Gulf smoothhound
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| Mustelus sinusmexicanus Heemstra, 1997 |
The gulf smooth-hound, Mustelus sinusmexicanus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic, endemic to the Gulf of Mexico from off Panama City and from Florida to the Bay of Campeche, at depths of between 20 and 250 m. Its length is up to 83 cm.
Reproduction is Ovoviviparous.
[edit] References
- "Mustelus sinusmexicanus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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