Author: Smith, 1957
FBname: Whitespotted smooth-hound
Comments: Found on the continental shelf and upper slope from the intertidal region to deeper waters over sand and gravel bottoms (Ref. 244).  Feeds on crustaceans, octopi, bony fish, and fish offal (Ref. 5578).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).  Catch usually discarded but may be utilized in a local fishery that processes sharks into jerky (Ref. 244).