Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Mustelus palumbes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Triakidae Higher classification Smooth-hound | |
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Similar Narrowfin smooth‑hound, Humpback smooth‑hound, Striped smooth‑hound, Flapnose houndshark, Smalleye smooth‑hound | ||
The whitespotted smooth-hound (Mustelus palumbes) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the southeast Atlantic from Namibia around South Africa, between latitudes 17° S and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 440 m. It can reach a length of 1.2 m. The reproduction of this houndshark is Ovoviviparous.
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