STARRY SMOOTH-HOUND
Mustelus asterias
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- Description
- Ecology and Distribution
- Evolution and Systematics
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A common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental and insular shelves from the intertidal down to at least 100 m. Prefers sandy and gravelly bottom. Feeds primarily on crustaceans (crabs, hermit crabs, lobsters and slipper lobsters). Ovoviviparous (aplacental), with 7 to 15 young per litter. Size at birth about 30 cm. Utilized fresh and dried salted.
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Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847
Round sardinella |
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Uropterygius versutus Bussing, 1991
Two-holes moray |
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Coryphaenoides delsolari Chirichigno F. & Iwamoto, 1977
Trident grenadier |
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Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Yellowbar angelfish |
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Chrysiptera tricincta (Allen & Randall, 1974)
Threeband damselfish |