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Ecological Illustration of Speckled smooth-hound (Mustelus mento)
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Triakidae

Speckled smooth-hound

Mustelus mento

Dark bars fade into white spots with age

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Speckled smooth-hound is a marine fish from Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 141 cm.

Class
Sharks and Rays
Order
Ground Sharks
Family
Triakidae
Genus
Mustelus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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