Starspotted smooth-hound
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| Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854 |
The starspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus manazo, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found in the western Indian Ocean from Kenya, and from the western Pacific from southern Siberia, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Viet Nam between latitudes 45° N and 10° S, from the surface to 360 m.
Starspotted smooth-hounds are found in the intertidal zone, on mud and sand bottoms, and may also be found in semi-enclosed sea areas. It feeds mainly on bottom invertebrates, and also bony fishes. Reproduction is Ovoviviparous.
[edit] References
- "Mustelus manazo". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
