Smalleye smooth-hound
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The smalleye smooth-hound, Mustelus higmani, is a houndshark of the family
Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the western Atlantic between latitude
s 11° N
and 36° S
, from the surface to 900 m. Its length is up to 70 cm.
Reproduction is viviparous, with 1 to 7 pups in a litter.
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 western Atlantic 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 11° N
11th parallel north
The 11th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean....
and 36° S
36th parallel south
The 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 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 900 m. Its length is up to 70 cm.
Reproduction is viviparous, with 1 to 7 pups in a litter.