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Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Smooth-hound
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Mauritania country information

Common names: Chien de mer, Émissole lisse, Taess
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Coastal species which is very abundant in Banc d'Arguin and in Lévrier Bay. Constitutes an major part of the artisanal fisheries in Mauritania (Ref. 5377). Also Ref. 244, 55783.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mr.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Émissole lisse, Musola, 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);  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. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 624 m (Ref. 56504), usually 5 - 50 m (Ref. 244).   Temperate; 58°N - 34°S, 19°W - 36°E

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