White-fin smooth-hound

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White-fin smooth-hound
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species:
M. widodoi
Binomial name
Mustelus widodoi
W. T. White & Last, 2006

The white-fin smooth-hound (Mustelus widodoi) is a species of tropical houndshark, and part of the family Triakidae, found in the Bali and Indonesia areas of the Western Pacific.

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References

  1. Dulvy, N.K.; Bin Ali, A.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Fahmi, Sherman, C.S.; Sianipar, A. (2021). "Mustelus widodoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T161571A124509147. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161571A124509147.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)