
WILDLIFE
Mustelus fasciatus
Country
Uruguay
Conservation
Critically Endangered
Endemic
Yes
Also known as
Gatuzo, Striped Dogfish, Gatuso
Location
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Learn moreThe striped smooth-hound (Mustelus fasciatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 47° S, from the surface to 250 m (820 ft). It can grow up to a length of 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in). The reproduction of this shark is Ovoviviparous, with the length at birth up to 39 cm (15 in).
33.44°S, 55.88°W · Google Maps satellite