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Return to Sharks of Oregon
Mustelus henlei
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Habitat: Found in cold to warm water near the bottom from the intertidal area out to a depth of at least 650 feet; common in tidal flats; found from Coos Bay, Oregon, and south
Size: Up to 3.3 feet
Note: Brown smoothhound sharks have been seen to swim at high speed toward gill nets and, just before reaching the nets, leap over them.
A brown smoothhound shark swims in the shallow waters of Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve & Wetlands in California. (Source: American Wildlife)