Striped smooth-hound
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The striped smooth-hound, Mustelus fasciatus, is a houndshark of the family
Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil
to northern Argentina
between latitude
s 30° S
and 47° S
, from the surface to 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m.
Reproduction is Ovoviviparous, with length at birth up to 39 cm.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
to northern Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
between latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
s 30° S
30th parallel south
The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....
and 47° S
47th parallel south
The 47th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 47 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....
, from the surface to 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m.
Reproduction is Ovoviviparous, with length at birth up to 39 cm.