Blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus)

Scientific name: Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827

Blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus)

The Blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus) is a marine fish of the family Triakidae.

Biology

An inshore, continental bottom-dwelling shark. Probably a crustacean feeder. Presumably viviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mustelus punctulatus
Family
Triakidae (Houndsharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
190
Common length
120
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean to Western Sahara. Confused with Mustelus mustelus and most data for this species were in part attributable to Mustelus mediterraneus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=1.3-2.6(?); Fecundity is presumably low like other Mustelus species)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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