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Brown smooth-hound

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Brown smooth-hound
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. henlei
Binomial name
Mustelus henlei
(Gill, 1863)
Synonyms[2]
  • Rhinotriacis henlei Gill, 1863
  • Triakis henlei (Gill, 1863)

The brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific, from northern California to the Gulf of California, as well as Ecuador and Peru between latitudes 43° N and 18° S, from the surface to depths of 200 m (660 ft). It can grow up to a length of 1 m (3 ft 3 in). The reproduction of this shark is viviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pérez-Jiménez, J.; Carlisle, A.B.; Chabot, C.L.; Vásquez, V.E.; Ebert, D.A. (2016). "Mustelus henlei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T161648A80672263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T161648A80672263.en. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Mustelus henlei". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mustelus henlei". FishBase. July 2006 version.