Triakidae

Florida smoothhound

Mustelus norrisi

Fourteen pups can share one litter

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• North America
• South America
• Large
• Tropical fish

The narrowfin smooth-hound or Florida smooth-hound (Mustelus norrisi) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical western Atlantic, from Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela, and also southern Brazil, between latitudes 32° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 100 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.1 m.