Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Carcharhiniformes > Triakidae > Mustelus > Mustelus canis

Mustelus canis (Dogfish; Atlantic smooth dogfish; Smoothhound; Smooth hound; Smooth dogfish; Smooth dog; Nurse shark; Grayfish; Dusky smooth-hound; Dusky Smoothhound; Dusky smooth hound)

Synonyms: Allomycter dissutus; Mustelus canis canis; Mustelus canis insularis; Squalus canis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The dusky smooth-hound, also called the smooth dogfish or the dog shark (Mustelus canis) is a species of houndshark, and part of the family Triakidae. This shark is an olive grey or brown in color, and may have shades of yellow or grayish white. Females live to 16 years and males have a lifespan of 10 years. Mustelus canis was the first shark recognised to have viral infections.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14.793 lbs (6.71 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  4 years 4 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years
Litter Size [1]  10
Maximum Longevity [1]  16 years
Migration [2]  Oceanodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Gateway National Recreation Area V 1807 New Jersey, United States
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Consumers

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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5Food of Northwest Atlantic Fishes and Two Common Species of Squid, Ray E. Bowman, Charles E. Stillwell, William L. Michaels, and Marvin D. Grosslein, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-155 (2000)
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8Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0