Triakidae

Arabian smooth-hound

Mustelus mosis

Hard bone like growth hides inside the snout

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Africa
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Arabian smooth-hound (Mustelus mosis) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and East Africa to the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka, between latitudes 30 and 7°N, at depths between 20 and 250 m (66 and 820 ft). It can reach a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in).