Speckled smooth-hound seabed on the continental shelf at depths of between . Reports of this fish occurring in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina are thought to be erroneous, and are likely to refer to the narrownose smooth-hound ("Mustelus schmitti"), another shark that is speckled with white spots. The speckled smooth-hound is ovoviviparous with eggs that develop within the female and hatch into juvenile fish which are about at birth. Litter sizes are typically seven. Along with the humpback smooth-hound ("Mustelus whitneyi") and the spotted houndshark ("Triakis maculata"), this fish is known to local fisheries as "tollo" and is caught
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