Smalleye smooth-hound
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf on muddy, sandy and calcareous bottoms. Also occurs in shallow brackish water. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and occasionally on bony fishes, squids, and coelenterates. Viviparous (with yolk-sac placenta), with 1 to 7 young per litter. Catches consisting of mainly adults of one sex suggest at least partial sexual segregation. Utilized for human consumption.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Smalleye smooth-hound is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Smalleye smooth-hound is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 900 m . Deep-water; 11°N - 36°S
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and occasionally on bony fishes, squids, and coelenterates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Smalleye smooth-hound is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Smalleye smooth-hound is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Smalleye smooth-hound has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔬 Full Nutritional Profile
Per 100g - Raw, per 100g - Source: USDA FoodData Central templates (generic fish average)
📊 Population Dynamics
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🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Smalleye smooth-hound · Smalleye smoothhound |
| 🌍CES | hladkoun Higmanův |
| 🇩🇪German | Kleinaugen-Glatthai |
| 🇫🇷French | Emissole Tiyeux · Emissole ti-yeux, Emissole tiyeux · Émissole ti-yeux |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Palombo occhi piccoli |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | キツネホシザメ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Kleinoogtoonhaai |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cação · Cação Boca De Velha · Severino |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Musola Amarilla · cazón amarillo · viuda amarilla |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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