Arabian smooth-hound

The Arabian smooth-hound (Mustelus mosis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka, between latitudes 30 and 7°N, at depths between 20 and 250 m. It can reach a length of 1.5 m.

Arabian smooth-hound
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. mosis
Binomial name
Mustelus mosis

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Jabado, R.W.; Bennett, R.; Elhassan, I.; Fernando, S.; Kuguru, B.; Leslie, R.; Moore, A.; Simpfendorfer, C.; Spaet, J. (2019). "Mustelus mosis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T161480A139617441. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T161480A139617441.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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