SPECKLED SMOOTH-HOUND

Mustelus mento

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IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT)

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An inshore and offshore shark found on the continental and insular shelves (Ref. 244). Ovoviviparous, with 7 young in a litter. Size at birth about 30 cm. Utilized for human consumption.

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	Colomesus psittacus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Banded puffer
	Prunus spinosa Walter Blackthorn
	Bryaninops tigris Larson, 1985 Black coral goby
	Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) Common or American Scoter

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