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Starry Smooth-hound

Mustelus asterias

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 498, February 368, March 577, April 907, May 1,308, June 1,426, July 1,526, August 1,312, September 964, October 719, November 393, December 307.
United States10,306
Alaska10,306
United Kingdom29
Wales15
England14
Netherlands6
France3
Normandie3
Zeeland3
Belgium2

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyHoundsharks · Triakidae
GenusSmooth-Hounds · Mustelus

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