- Mustelus minicanis
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Mustelus minicanis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Triakidae Genus: Mustelus Species: M. minicanis Binomial name Mustelus minicanis
Heemstra, 1997Mustelus minicanis is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic from the coast of South America between Cape La Vela, Colombia and Rio Caribe, Venezuela, at depths of between 70 and 180 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
Reproduction of striped smooth-hounds is Ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus minicanis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Triakidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
- Shark stubs
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