| Narrownose smooth-hound | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. schmitti |
| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus schmitti S. Springer, 1939 |
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The narrownose smooth-hound, Mustelus schmitti, 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 44° S, at depths of from 60 to 195 m. Its length is up to 74 centimetres.
Narrownose smooth-hounds feed on crabs and probably other crustaceans, and presumably small fishes. It is utilized for human consumption.
Reproduction is Ovoviviparous, with 2 to 7 pups per litter and length at birth about 26 cm.