smooth-hound
Coastal bottom-dwelling shark
A smooth-hound is a small shark of the family Triakidae, found in temperate coastal waters.
Unlike many sharks, smooth-hounds have flat teeth suited for crushing shellfish rather than tearing flesh.
They're considered harmless to humans and are sometimes caught for food: We landed a smooth-hound off the pier.
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
line · hook · catch · sportfishing · charter · bottom fishing · surf casting · chumming
Composed of flexible connective tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- pectoral finFish's chest flipper
- pelvic finLower paired fish appendage
gills · jaws · rostrum · placoid scales · spiracle · nictitating membrane · flexible · streamlined
Of the sea bottom
- inshoreClose to the coast
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- sandy bottomGrit-covered underwater surface
- mudflatExposed shore sediment
estuary · seagrass · temperate · subtropical · coastal · shallow water · brackish · tidal
Bearing live young
Active during darkness
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- bottom-feederCreature eating from below
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
migratory · schooling · foraging · crepuscular · opportunistic
dogfish
Small cartilaginous fish
- leopard sharkPatterned Pacific coast cartilaginous fish
angling
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
reel · line · hook · catch · sportfishing · charter · bottom fishing · surf casting · chumming · release
cartilaginous
Composed of flexible connective tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- pectoral finFish's chest flipper
pelvic fin · gills · jaws · rostrum · placoid scales · spiracle · nictitating membrane · flexible · streamlined · slender
benthic
Of the sea bottom
- inshoreClose to the coast
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- sandy bottomGrit-covered underwater surface
mudflat · estuary · seagrass · temperate · subtropical · coastal · shallow water · brackish · tidal · pacific
viviparous
Bearing live young
placental · yolk sac · nursery · pupping · breeding · embryo · maternal
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- bottom-feederCreature eating from below
cruising · migratory · schooling · foraging · crepuscular · opportunistic
smooth-houndgreat white shark
Largest predatory fish
great white · white shark · bull shark · tiger shark · mako shark
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