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Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)

Striped smooth-hound
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Mustelus fasciatus
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Brazil country information

Common names: Cação-estriado, Cação-malhado, Canejo malhado
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Rio Grande do Sul, BMNH 1886.1.21.43-44; MCZ 154, 315; CAS SU 52867 (Ref. 27770).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Émissole rayée, Mustola listada, 横带星鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Etymology: Mustelus: Latin for weasel, an ancient name for sharks, possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks [strictly not tautonymous with Squalus mustelus Linnaeus 1758 since type was designated by the ICZN]. (See ETYFish);  fasciatus: Latin for banded, referring to vertical dark bars on body (at least in young). (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 250 m (Ref. 56500), usually 1 - 50 m (Ref. 56500).   Subtropical; 30°S - 47°S

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