Species of shark
The blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara, between latitudes 45 and 20°N, from the surface to a depth of 250 m (820 ft). It can reach of a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in).
Parasites
As other sharks, the blackspotted smooth-hound harbours a number of parasites. Triloculotrema euzeti is a monocotylid monogenean parasite within the nasal tissues, which was described in 2016 from sharks caught off Tunisia.[2]
References
- ^ Jabado, R.W.; Dulvy, N.K.; Farrell, E.D.; Buscher, E.; Derrick, D. (2021). "Mustelus punctulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161485A124493853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161485A124493853.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Boudaya, Lobna; Neifar, Lassad (2016). "Triloculotrema euzeti n. sp. (Monogenea, Monocotylidae) from the nasal tissues of the blackspotted smooth-hound Mustelus punctulatus (Carcharhiniformes, Triakidae) from off Tunisia". Parasite. 23: 62. doi:10.1051/parasite/2016072. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 5188901. PMID 28008824.
- Jabado, R.W., Dulvy, N.K., Farrell, E.D., Buscher, E. & Derrick, D. (2021). "Mustelus punctulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161485A124493853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161485A124493853.en.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mustelus punctulatus". FishBase. July 2006 version.