Humpback smooth-hound
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| Mustelus whitneyi Chirichigno F., 1973 |
The humpback smooth-hound, Mustelus whitneyi, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical southeast Pacific from Peru to southern Chile between latitudes 3° S and 54° S, at depths of between 15 and 210 m. Its length is up to 87 cm.
Humpback smooth-hounds are an offshore bottom-dwelling shark, preferring rocky bottoms around islands. It feeds on crabs, mantis shrimps, and small bony fishes.
Reproduction is viviparous, with 5 to 10 pups per litter and length at birth about 25 cm.
[edit] References
- "Mustelus whitneyi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
