NARROWNOSE SMOOTH-HOUND

Mustelus schmitti

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IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN)

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Found on the continental shelf. Feeds on crabs and probably other crustaceans, and presumably small fishes. Ovoviviparous (aplacental) with 2 to 7 pups per litter. Size at birth 26 cm. Utilized for human consumption.

	Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) European seabass
	Harpadon microchir Günther, 1878 Smallfinned Bombay duck
	Colurodontis paxmani Hutchins, 1977
	Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) Golden grey mullet
	Photoblepharon steinitzi Abe & Haneda, 1973 Flashlight fish

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