Sharptooth smooth-hound
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M. dorsalis
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| Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864
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The sharptooth smooth-hound (Mustelus dorsalis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to Peru between latitudes 20°N and 5°S. Its length is up to 64 cm.
The sharptooth smooth-hound dwells on the bottom, feeding on crustaceans, particularly shrimp. Reproduction is viviparous, with four pups per litter, and length at birth about 21 cm.
References
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Mustelus dorsalis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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