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Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1819

Starry smooth-hound
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Common names: Morgi llyfn, Smooth-hound, Starry smooth-hound
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Ellis, J.R., A. Cruz-Martinez, B.D. Rackham and S.I. Rodgers, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Widespread around the British Isles (10-199 m), and most abundant along the southern and western coasts of the UK with high catch rates recorded in the outer Thames Estuary and Bristol Channel. Juveniles were caught frequently in the inshore waters of England and Wales, particularly off the south coast of England, outer part of the Thames Estuary and Bristol Channel (Ref. 82399).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Émissole tachetée, Musola dentuda, كلب البحر الأملس مُبَقَّش, ... more

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii 板鳃亚纲 (鲨鱼与 鱼) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) 白眼鮫目 (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) 平滑鮫科 (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);  asterias: Starry, referring to many small white spots on dorsal (upper) surface of body. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋 居于水底的; 深度上下限 0 - 350 m (Ref. 6808).   溫帶; 61°N - 16°N, 19°W - 36°E

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