The white-margin fin smooth-hound (''Mustelus albipinnis'') is a
smooth-hound
''Mustelus'', also known as the smooth-hounds, is a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word ''mustela'', meaning weasel. It should not be confused with the genus name ''Mustela'', which is used ...
from the
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California (), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Vermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from ...
, off the coast of
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. The white-margin fin smooth-hound shark is slender, dark grey-brown in color, and grows up to long.
References
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Mustelus
Endemic fish of Mexico
Fish of the Gulf of California
Fish described in 2005
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