Mustelus californicus, Gray smoothhound : fisheries, gamefish

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Mustelus californicus Gill, 1864

Gray smoothhound
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Mustelus californicus
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Ελασμοβράγχιοι (καρχαρίες και σαλάχια) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Etymology: Mustelus: Latin for weasel, an ancient name for sharks, possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks [strictly not tautonymous with Squalus mustelus Linnaeus 1758 since type was designated by the ICZN]. (See ETYFish);  californicus: -icus (L.), belonging to: California, referring to its common occurrence along the coast of California (USA). (See ETYFish).
More on author: Gill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία


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