Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani)

Scientific name: Mustelus higmani Springer & Lowe, 1963

Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani)

The Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triakidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, northern coast of Venezuela southward to Brazil.

Biology

Found on the continental shelf on muddy, sandy and calcareous bottoms. Also occurs in shallow brackish water. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and occasionally on bony fishes, squids, and coelenterates. Viviparous (with yolk-sac placenta), with 1 to 7 young per litter. Catches consisting of mainly adults of one sex suggest at least partial sexual segregation. Utilized for human consumption.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mustelus higmani
Family
Triakidae (Houndsharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
55.0
Depth range
900 m (2953 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 900 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: northern coast of Venezuela southward to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=1)

Sources

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

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