Biological data from a data-deficient shark: the Arabian smoothhound Mustelus mosis (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae)

J Fish Biol. 2016 Jun;88(6):2303-7. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12979.

Abstract

The present study provides information on length distribution, reproductive biology and diet of Mustelus mosis based on individuals caught in waters off the eastern Arabian Peninsula. Although ageing of vertebral centra was attempted, band pairs were of low clarity and counts could not be confidently assigned.

Keywords: Arabian Sea; Oman; Persian Gulf; elasmobranch; life history.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diet
  • Feeding Behavior*
  • Female
  • Indian Ocean
  • Male
  • Reproduction*
  • Sexual Maturation
  • Sharks / growth & development
  • Sharks / physiology*