Narrownose smooth-hound

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

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The narrownose smooth-hound, Mustelus schmitti, 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 44° S, at depths of from 60 to 195 m. Its length is up to 74 centimetres.

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

Reproduction is Ovoviviparous, with 2 to 7 pups per litter and length at birth about 26 cm.

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Mustelus schmitti" in FishBase. July 2006 version.