Spotted estuary smooth-hound

Spotted estuary smooth-hound
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Triakidae
Genus:Mustelus
Species: M. lenticulatus
Binomial name
Mustelus lenticulatus
Phillipps, 1932

The spotted estuary smooth-hound or rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves and in estuaries around New Zealand. It is closely related to the gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus) of Australia.[1] Males can grow up to a length of 125 cm, while females can reach a length of 151 cm.

It is commercially fished, and is commonly served in fish and chip shops in New Zealand under the name "lemonfish".

References

  1. ↑ Gardner, M.G.; Ward, R.D. (2002). "Taxonomic affinities within Australian and New Zealand Mustelus sharks (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae) inferred from allozymes, mitochondrial DNA and precaudal vertebrae counts". Copeia. BioOne. 2002 (2): 356–363. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0356:TAWAAN]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  • Francis, M.P. (2003). "Mustelus lenticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. SSG Australia Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus lenticulatus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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