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| Scientific Name | Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | New York, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Allomycter dissutus, Mustelus canis canis, Mustelus canis insularis, Squalus canis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida (USA), northern and western Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados, Bermuda, Bahamas; southern Brazil to northern Argentina; also western Gulf of Mexico and Antilles. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Allopatric with Mustelus mustelus and sympatric with Mustelus norrisi. One of the two new allopatric species of canis- norrisi-like smooth-hounds in this region is often confused with this species. The subspecies Mustelus canis insularis, occurring at several Caribbean islands, was identified by Heemstra. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814), pp 486. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:28.217.1527.8519 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 05:02) |