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Dwarf smooth hound

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Scientific name
  
Mustelus minicanis

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Triakidae

Higher classification
  
Smooth-hound

Dwarf smooth-hound

Similar
  
Gulf smooth‑hound, Australian grey smooth‑hound, Narrowfin smooth‑hound, Arabian smooth‑hound, Striped smooth‑hound

The dwarf smooth-hound (Mustelus minicanis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic, off the coast of South America between Cabo de la Vela, Colombia and Rio Caribe, Venezuela, at depths between 70 and 180 m. It can grow up to a length of 48 cm. The reproduction of dwarf smooth-hounds is Ovoviviparous.

References

Dwarf smooth-hound Wikipedia