Subclass Elasmobranchii Scientific name Mustelus fasciatus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Triakidae Higher classification Smooth-hound | |
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Similar Narrowfin smooth‑hound, Smalleye smooth‑hound, Speckled smooth‑hound, Humpback smooth‑hound, Flapnose houndshark | ||
The striped smooth-hound (Mustelus fasciatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 47° S, from the surface to 250 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.5 m. The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous, with the length at birth up to 39 cm.
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