Narrowfin smooth-hound

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Narrowfin smooth-hound
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. norrisi
Binomial name
Mustelus norrisi

The narrowfin smooth-hound or Florida smooth-hound (Mustelus norrisi) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical western Atlantic, from Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela, and also southern Brazil, between latitudes 32° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 100 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.1 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A., Cardenosa, D., Derrick, D., Espinoza, E., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Naranjo-Elizondo, B., Pacoureau, N., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Schneider, E.V.C., Simpson, N.J., Talwar, B.S. & Pollom, R.. (2021). Mustelus norrisi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161518A890179.en
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Mustelus norrisi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.