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Mustelus punctulatus (Black spotted smooth hound; Blackspot smooth hound; Blackspotted smooth-hound)

Synonyms: Mustellus punctulatus; Mustelus mediterraneus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara, between latitudes 45° N and 20° N, from the surface to a depth of 250 m. It can reach of a length of 1.5 m.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Mustelus punctulatus

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♦ 1Reproductive biology and diet of Mustelus punctulatus (Risso, 1826) (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae) from the Gulf of Gabès, central Mediterranean Sea, Bechir Saïdi, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradaï and Abderrahman Bouaïn, Scientia Marina 73(2) June 2009, 249-258, Barcelona (Spain)
♦ 2Pollerspöck, 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;
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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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