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Blackspotted smooth-hound

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Blackspotted 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. punctulatus
Binomial name
Mustelus punctulatus
A. Risso, 1827

The blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara, between latitudes 45 and 20°N, from the surface to a depth of 250 m (820 ft). It can reach of a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in).

Parasites

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As other sharks, the blackspotted smooth-hound harbours a number of parasites. Triloculotrema euzeti is a monocotylid monogenean parasite within the nasal tissues, which was described in 2016 from sharks caught off Tunisia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jabado, R.W.; Dulvy, N.K.; Farrell, E.D.; Buscher, E.; Derrick, D. (2021). "Mustelus punctulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161485A124493853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161485A124493853.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Boudaya, Lobna; Neifar, Lassad (2016). "Triloculotrema euzeti n. sp. (Monogenea, Monocotylidae) from the nasal tissues of the blackspotted smooth-hound Mustelus punctulatus (Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae) from off Tunisia". Parasite. 23: 62. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016072. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 5188901. PMID 28008824. Open access icon