| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | CARCHARHINIFORMES | TRIAKIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Mustelus canis | |||
| Species Authority | (Mitchill, 1815) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 2000 |
| Assessor/s | Conrath, C. |
| Evaluator/s: | Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: This small shark occurs in the Western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean from Massachusetts to Northern Argentina. It is taken in parts of its range for food. A recent rapid expansion in directed gillnet fishing has caused a rapid decline in some stocks of large females in US waters. All fisheries are unmanaged. |
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| Countries: |
Native:
Argentina; Bahamas; Belize; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; French Guiana; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico; Suriname; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – northwest; Atlantic – southwest
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Systems: | Marine |
| Citation: | Conraths, C. 2000. Mustelus canis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008. |
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