Narrownose smooth-hound

Narrownose smooth-hound
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Triakidae
Genus:	Mustelus
Species:	M. schmitti
Binomial name
Mustelus schmitti S. Springer, 1939

The narrownose smooth-hound (Mustelus schmitti) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic, from southern Brazil to northern Argentina, between latitudes 30° S and 44° S, at depths between 60 m to 195 m. It can reach a length of 74 centimeters.

Narrownose smooth-hounds feed on crabs and probably other crustaceans, and presumably small fishes. Narrownose smooth-hounds are also caught and utilized for human consumption.

The reproduction of this houndshark is ovoviviparous, with 2 to 7 pups per litter, and a birth length of about 26 cm.

References

• Pollom, R., Barreto, R., Charvet, P., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Herman, K., Montealegre-Quijano, S., Motta, F., Paesch, L. & Rincon, G. (2020). "Mustelus schmitti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. IUCN: e.T60203A3092243. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Mustelus schmitti" in FishBase. July 2006 version.