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Arabian smooth hound

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Triakidae

Scientific name
  
Mustelus mosis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Genus
  
Mustelus

Higher classification
  
Smooth-hound

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

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Similar
  
Gulf smooth‑hound, Bigeye houndshark, Sharpfin houndshark, Sicklefin smooth‑hound, Australian grey 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° N and 7° N, at depths between 20 and 250 m. It can reach a length of 1.5 m.

References

Arabian smooth-hound Wikipedia