Author: Bleeker, 1854
FBname: Starspotted smooth-hound
Comments: Found in the intertidal zone, on mud and sand bottom, down to a depth of at least 360 m (Ref. 13563).  May also be found in semi-enclosed sea areas (Ref. 11230).  Feeds mainly on bottom invertebrates, also bony fishes (Ref. 244).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).  Caught regularly by demersal longliners operating both inshore and in deep-water (Ref.58048). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 244).