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Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932

Spotted estuary smooth-hound
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Common names from other countries

Émissole grivelée, Musola manchada, كلب البحر الأملس مُبقَّع مصب النهر, ... 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);  lenticulatus: Latin for freckled, referring to peppering of white spots on upper sides. (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 54100); depth range 0 - 860 m (Ref. 26346), usually 0 - 400 m (Ref. 89422).   Subtropical; 34°S - 48°S

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