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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.

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

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.

AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiCarcharhiniformesTriakidaeMustelus
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dusky smooth-hound

カテゴリ

魚類

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

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.

能力

Crusher Jaws

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

能力

Live Birth Nursery

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

サイズと詳細

長さ
70-150 cm
体重
2-12 kg
寿命
10-16 年
遊泳速度
20 km/h
最大深度
200 m
水質
海水

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Juveniles eat smaller invertebrates, while adults tackle larger crabs and molluscs.

主な食物

  • Crabs
  • Lobsters
  • Shrimp
  • Clams
  • Molluscs

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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

よくある質問

dusky smooth-houndの長さは何ですか?

70-150 cm

dusky smooth-houndの体重は何ですか?

2-12 kg

dusky smooth-houndの寿命は何ですか?

10-16 年

dusky smooth-houndは何を食べますか?

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

dusky smooth-houndの遊泳速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

dusky smooth-houndは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

dusky smooth-houndはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

dusky smooth-houndの最大深度は何ですか?

200 m

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