Smooth-hound

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Smooth-hounds
Temporal range: 56–0 Ma[1]
Early Eocene to Present
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Mustelus mosis
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Mustelus

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Mustelus also known as the Smooth-hounds is a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word mustela, meaning weasel.[2]

A smooth-hound can grow up to 159 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) long and weigh more than 13 kg (29 lb).[3]

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:

See also

References

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  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Mustelus in FishBase. April 2015 version.
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  4. Cubelio, S.S., Remya R & Kurup, B.M. (2011): A new species of Mustelus (Family: Triakidae) from Indian EEZ. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 40 (1): 28-31.

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