New SHARK! Mustelus hacat
A new Smoothound shark was discovered in the Gulf of California / Sea of Cortez by marine biologist, Juan Carlos Perez.
The Reuters article, Biologist discovers new shark species, says the sharks are around 5 feet long. However, the paper published by the biologists, A New Eastern North Pacific Smoothhound Shark (Genus Mustelus, Family Triakidae) from the Gulf of California, says the sample specimen was 113 cm or 3.7 ft. Either way, it’s no JAWS. They prefer to dine on shellfish and shrimp.
The word hacat means shark in the dialect of the Seri Indians from Tiburo´n Island and Sonora, Mexico. The Seri Indians distinguish among several Smoothhound shark species which they named hacat imitaast.
The Mustelus hacat joins a list of 4 other species in the Mustelus genus that are known to roam the same area: M. californicus, M. henlei, M. lunulatus, and M. dorsalis.
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