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Starspotted smooth-hound
Mustelus manazo (Starspotted smooth-hound · ホシザメ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 5.7 kg is less than 1/3 of a 20 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 It is regularly caught by bottom longline fisheries in both coastal and deep waters and is used for food (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The starspotted smooth-hound is a small shark living on muddy and sandy bottoms, staying close to the bottom from the shallow intertidal zone to the deep sea.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It is a relatively small shark that matures at around 62–68 cm in body length and has a maximum reported weight of 5.7 kg.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates and also eats bony fish. It is ovoviviparous, with eggs hatching inside the mother's body before birth, and a lifespan of up to 10 years has been reported.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is a species recorded in Korea and listed on the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List EN (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161633/124518703
- • IUCN Red List category EN — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 44R2J
- • iucnredlist.org — 124518703
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057291 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057291
- • wikidata.org — Q1870221
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Mustelus manazo Marinepia.jpg
- • fishbase.se — Mustelus-manazo.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Ignacio Contreras · CC BY 3.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Mustelus mento)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.