The banded houndshark is a slender, medium-sized shark reaching up to 59 inches and 26 pounds. It features distinctive dark bands across its grayish body. Inhabiting coastal waters of the northwest Pacific, it favors sandy or muddy bottoms. Its diet consists mainly of small fish and invertebrates. Generally docile, it exhibits nocturnal hunting behavior. This summary is AI generated
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IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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