Family Triakidae Scientific name Mustelus henlei Higher classification Smooth-hound | Superorder Selachimorpha Genus Mustelus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Grey smooth‑hound, Smooth‑hound, Shark, Sicklefin smooth‑hound, Speckled smooth‑hound | ||
California wildlife brown smooth hound smoothhound shark
The brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific, from northern California to the Gulf of California, as well as Ecuador and Peru between latitudes 43° N and 18° S, from the surface to a depth of 200 m. It can grow up to a length of 1 m. The reproduction of this shark is viviparous.
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