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  • Lesser Spotted Catshark - Scyliorhinus canicula (top fish)<br />
Starry Smooth Hound - Mustelus asterias (middle fish)<br />
Smooth Hound - Mustelus mustelus (bottom fish)
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  • Nursehound or Bull Huss - Scyliorhinus stellaris
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  • Hound's-tongue - Cynoglossum vulgare
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  • Smooth Hound Mustelus mustelus Length to 150cm<br />
Similar to Starry Smooth Hound but less frequently caught in inshore waters. Dorsal surface is uniformly grey-brown and lacks white spots. Widespread but generally scarce, S and SW only.
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  • GREEN HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum germanicum (Height to 70cm) is similar to Common Hound’s-tongue but the leaves are green and bristly (not hairy). The flowers are bell-shaped and 5-6mm across (May-Jul). It grows in chalk scrub and hedgerows, mainly on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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  • GREEN HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum germanicum (Height to 70cm) is similar to Common Hound’s-tongue but the leaves are green and bristly (not hairy). The flowers are bell-shaped and 5-6mm across (May-Jul). It grows in chalk scrub and hedgerows, mainly on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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  • GREEN HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum germanicum (Height to 70cm) is similar to Common Hound’s-tongue but the leaves are green and bristly (not hairy). The flowers are bell-shaped and 5-6mm across (May-Jul). It grows in chalk scrub and hedgerows, mainly on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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  • Starry Smooth Hound Mustelus asterias Length to 120cm<br />
Elegant shark relative, found in inshore waters over sand a gravel; feeds mainly on crabs. Adult is slender and streamlined. Buffish-grey above with numerous white spots; underside is pale. Eye has round pupil. Gives birth to live young. Widespread and locally common in S and W only; mainly in summer months.
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  • Starry Smooth Hound Mustelus asterias Length to 120cm<br />
Elegant shark relative, found in inshore waters over sand a gravel; feeds mainly on crabs. Adult is slender and streamlined. Buffish-grey above with numerous white spots; underside is pale. Eye has round pupil. Gives birth to live young. Widespread and locally common in S and W only; mainly in summer months.
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  • Starry Smooth Hound Mustelus asterias Length to 120cm<br />
Elegant shark relative, found in inshore waters over sand a gravel; feeds mainly on crabs. Adult is slender and streamlined. Buffish-grey above with numerous white spots; underside is pale. Eye has round pupil. Gives birth to live young. Widespread and locally common in S and W only; mainly in summer months.
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  • HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright, downy biennial that smells strongly of mice. Grows in dry, grassy places, often on chalky soil and near the coast. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, maroon and 5-lobed; borne in branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS comprise groups of 4 flattened, oval nutlets that are covered in hooked bristles. LEAVES are narrow and hairy; lower ones are stalked. STATUS-Widespread but commonest in S and E England.
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  • HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright, downy biennial that smells strongly of mice. Grows in dry, grassy places, often on chalky soil and near the coast. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, maroon and 5-lobed; borne in branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS comprise groups of 4 flattened, oval nutlets that are covered in hooked bristles. LEAVES are narrow and hairy; lower ones are stalked. STATUS-Widespread but commonest in S and E England.
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  • HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright, downy biennial that smells strongly of mice. Grows in dry, grassy places, often on chalky soil and near the coast. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, maroon and 5-lobed; borne in branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS comprise groups of 4 flattened, oval nutlets that are covered in hooked bristles. LEAVES are narrow and hairy; lower ones are stalked. STATUS-Widespread but commonest in S and E England.
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