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dusky smooth-hound

Mustelus canis

The dusky smooth-hound is a type of shark that has a smooth body and a friendly face. They are often found swimming in warm coastal waters and love to hunt for tasty fish and squid.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The dusky smooth-hound has a slender, greyish-brown body on top, fading to a lighter, sometimes white, belly. Its most distinctive features are its blunt, rounded snout and two dorsal fins of similar size, without any anal fin. Its skin feels smooth to the touch, unlike many other sharks.

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dusky smooth-hound

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its skeleton is made entirely of cartilage, not bone, making it super flexible!

The dusky smooth-hound gets its name because its skin feels smooth, not rough!

These sharks often travel in schools, sometimes numbering hundreds of individuals!

They can live in a wide range of water temperatures, from cool to warm seas!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Electro-Sense Sniffer

Dusky smooth-hounds can find hidden prey by sensing weak electric fields with special pores on their snout, even in murky water.

Fähigkeit

Crusher Jaws

Dusky smooth-hounds have flat, pavement-like teeth that help them crush hard-shelled prey like crabs and clams with ease.

Fähigkeit

Live Birth Nursery

Dusky smooth-hounds give birth to fully formed, live pups that are ready to swim and hunt immediately after birth.

Maße und Details

Länge
70-150 cm
Gewicht
2-12 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-16 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
200 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

This shark loves to munch on crabs, lobsters, and other tasty creatures with hard shells!

Altersunterschiede: Juveniles eat smaller invertebrates, while adults tackle larger crabs and molluscs.

Hauptnahrung

  • Crabs
  • Lobsters
  • Shrimp
  • Clams
  • Molluscs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Blue crab

Callinectes sapidus

eats blue crabs, a primary food source on the seafloor.

eats

American lobster

Homarus americanus

eats American lobsters, an important part of its diet.

eaten by

Bull shark

Carcharhinus leucas

eaten by larger predatory sharks like the bull shark.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always stay safe by watching from the shore and never touch wild animals.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von dusky smooth-hound?

70-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von dusky smooth-hound?

2-12 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von dusky smooth-hound?

10-16 Jahre

Was frisst dusky smooth-hound?

This shark loves to munch on crabs, lobsters, and other tasty creatures with hard shells!

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von dusky smooth-hound?

20 km/h

Wo findet man dusky smooth-hound normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt dusky smooth-hound?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von dusky smooth-hound?

200 m

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