|
Deepseawaters
Home Deep
Sea SharksBrown Smoothhound
Brown Smoothhound
Common Name: Brown Smoothhound
Scientific Name: Mustelus henlei
Description
The
body of the brown smoothhound is elongate, slender, tapering
from behind the dorsal fin to the long slender tail. The snout
is comparatively long and flattened. The color is brown or
bronze above and silvery below. The back one-fifth of the
dorsal fin is without scales. The teeth are blunt, without
sharp points. The brown and other smoothhounds can be distinguished
from the shark soupfin since their second dorsal fins originate
well in advance of the beginning of the anal fin; while in
the soupfin, the second dorsal begins behind the origin of
the anal fin.
Range
The
brown smoothhound occurs from the Gulf of California to Humboldt
Bay, California. It is found at depths from shallow water
to 360 feet.
Natural
History
The
diet of the brown smoothhound includes crabs, shrimp, and
small fishes. Females bear their young live, as do most other
sharks.
Fishing
Information
The
brown smoothhound is a relatively small shark, and is one
of the most abundant sharks in the central California sport
fishery. This is a good sport species on light tackle, and
can be taken in bays from San Francisco to Point Conception.
Good baits to use include crabs, shrimp and small fishes.
The brown smoothhound is considered a very good table fish.
Other
Common Names
mud
shark, dogfish, paloma, sand shark, Henle's shark.
Largest
Recorded
3
feet 1 inch; no weight recorded
Habitat
Shallow
Sandy Environment
 Email To Friend
|
