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Gulf smoothhound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus)
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Gulf smoothhound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) specimen
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Triakidae

Gulf smoothhound

Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Pale juvenile fin edges fade with age

  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Gulf smoothhound is a marine fish found around Western Central Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 83 cm.

Family
Triakidae
Maximum length
83 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: apparently endemic to the Gulf of Mexico, from off Panama City, Florida to the Bay of Campeche.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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