Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Maximum longevity: 9 years (wild)
Observations: Unverified estimates suggest these animals may live up to 12 years (http://www.fishbase.org/).
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Life Cycle
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Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta (Ref. 244).
Biology
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A common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental shelves, and entering shallow muddy bays. Feeds mostly on crabs, including cancrids and grapsids, ghost shrimp, innkeeper (echiuroid) worms (Urechis), and small fish (herring and midshipmen, Porichthys). Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 2 to 5 young in a litter. Utilized for human consumption.
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Importance
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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Gray smooth-hound: Brief Summary
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The gray smooth-hound (Mustelus californicus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific, from northern California to the Gulf of California, between latitudes 40° N and 23° N, to a depth of 46 m. It can grow up to a length of 1.24 m.
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