Humpback Smooth-hound
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| Scientific name | Mustelus whitneyi |
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| Conservation status | Vulnerable (Population decreasing) |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Smooth-hound |
| Order | Ground sharks |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 2244473 |
About Humpback Smooth-hound
The humpback smooth-hound is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical southeast Pacific, from Peru to southern Chile, between latitudes 3° S and 54° S, at depths between 15 and 210 metres. Its conservation status is considered to be "vulnerable" by the IUCN.