Slender smooth-hound variety of benthic fishes and invertebrates, and also scavenges; human garbage has been reported among its stomach contents. Small bony fishes, lanternfishes in particular, are the most important prey type, followed by decapod crustaceans. Cephalopods, gastropods, isopods, brittle stars, dogfish sharks, and cartilaginous fish egg capsules may also be consumed. On the Challenger Plateau, cephalopods are an important food source for juveniles under long. Like the false catshark, the slender smooth-hound exhibits aplacental viviparity with oophagy, in a form different from that in the mackerel sharks. Mature females have a single functional ovary, on the right side, and two functional
Humpback smooth-hound 45°S. Its depth range is between but it is most common between . It is found near the seabed, often on rocky shores, where it feeds on small fish and crustaceans such as crabs and mantis shrimps. It is viviparous and the females bear litters of five to ten young which are about long when born. The humpback smooth-hound is fished for human consumption in Chile but more particularly in Peru, where it is more common. Along with the spotted houndshark ("Triakis maculata") and the speckled smooth-hound ("Mustelus mento") it is known as "tollo" in its local fisheries, and of