Author: (Gill, 1863)
FBname: Brown smooth-hound
Comments: Adults are found on the continental shelves from the intertidal region to at least 200 m depth.  They  feed on crabs, ghost shrimps, mantis shrimps, isopods, squids, polychaete worms, tunicates and small bony fishes.  Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 3 to 5 young in a litter.  Size at birth between 19 and 21 cm.  Readily kept in captivity.  Utilized for human consumption.  Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987).