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Narrowfin smooth hound

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Scientific name
  
Mustelus norrisi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Triakidae

Higher classification
  
Smooth-hound

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Similar
  
Smalleye smooth‑hound, Striped smooth‑hound, Gulf smooth‑hound, Humpback smooth‑hound, Speckled smooth‑hound

The narrowfin smooth-hound or Florida smooth-hound (Mustelus norrisi) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical western Atlantic, from Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela, and also southern Brazil, between latitudes 32° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 100 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.1 m.

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