Gulf smooth-hound

The Gulf smooth-hound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic. The reproduction of this houndshark is placental viviparous.[2]

Gulf smooth-hound
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. sinusmexicanus
Binomial name
Mustelus sinusmexicanus
Heemstra, 1997

Description

This species has a long slender body, a plain grey/brown dorsum, pale/white ventrum and a large and rounded dorsal fin. The fins have a pale to white trailing margin fading towards adulthood. The caudal fin is deeply notched; its teeth are flat and pale. This type of shark can be found in the continental shelf between depths of 36 m to 229 m. The maximum recorded size was 140 cm.[1]

  • Head
  • Jaws
  • Upper teeth
  • Lower teeth

References
  1. Carlson, J.; Pollom, R.; Derrick, D.; Pacoureau, N.; Pérez-Jiménez, J.C. (2021). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T60206A3092676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T60206A3092676.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Mustelus sinusmexicanus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.


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