Sicklefin smooth-hound
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| Sicklefin smooth-hound | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. lunulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus lunulatus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 | |
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The sicklefin smooth-hound, Mustelus lunulatus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the eastern Pacific between latitudes 33° N and 7° N. It can reach a length of up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus lunulatus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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