Gulf smooth-hound

Gulf smooth-hound
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Triakidae
Genus:Mustelus
Species: M. sinusmexicanus
Binomial name
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. The reproduction of this houndshark is placental viviparous.[2]

Description

The Gulf smooth-hound shark is a type of shark that comes from the Triakidae family. It has a long slender body, a plain grey/brown dorsum, pale/white ventrum and a large and rounded dorsal fin. The fins have a pale to white trailing margin fading towards adulthood. The caudal fin is deeply notched; its teeth are flat and pale. This type of shark can be found in the continental shelf between depths of 36 m to 229 m. The maximum recorded size was 140 cm.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Carlisle, A.B. (2006). Mustelus sinusmexicanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60206A12319364.en
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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