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Click on image to enlarge. www.fao.org Copyright Michel Lamboeuf · 0 Mustelus whitneyi 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features body humped;snout long dorsal fin and tail fin edges fibrous, dark teeth pointed c: lower lobe - small extension Elongate, hunched body; snout long; mouth large, angular; teeth high, roughly triangular; width between eyes = 4.5-5.6% of total length, 5 gill slits, last 2 over pectoral fin base; 2 large dorsal fins, second slightly smaller than first; first dorsal broadly triangular, its mid-base nearer pelvic base than pectoral base; dorsal fins with rear fibrous edge, distance between dorsal fins = 16-21% of total length, first dorsal behind pectoral; anal fin smaller than and with origin under middle of second dorsal; eyes horizontal ovals, with ventral nictitating membranes; mouth angular; tail strongly asymmetrical, lower lobe with concave rear edge in adults; skin denticles on flank pointed ovals, canal along entire center. Grey above, paler below; fibrous rear edge of dorsal and tail fins dark. Size: 87 cm. Habitat: rocky bottoms around islands. Depth: 15-210 m. Temperate SE Pacific; Panama to Chile. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 210 m. Depth Range Min: 15 m. Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=9; Southern limit=-40; Western limit=-82; Eastern limit=-70; Latitudinal range=49; Longitudinal range=12. Egg Type: Live birth; No pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Mud; Sand & gravel; Rocks; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef and soft bottom. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 87 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Temperate Eastern Pacific, primarily; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Peruvian province, primarily; Continent only; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. Chirichigno, N., 1973., Nuevas especies de peces de los generos Mustelus (Fam. Triakidae), Raja (Fam. Rajidae) y Schedophilus (Fam. Centrolophidae)., Instituto del Mar del Peru, Informe., 42:1-40. Compagno, L.J.V., 1999., Checklist of living elasmobranchs. In Hamlett W.C. (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes., The John Hopkins University Press:471-498. Compagno, L.J.V., 1984., Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Species Catalogue., FAO Fish. Synop. No 125, 4(2):251-655. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. 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