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Starry Smooth Hound (Mustelus asterias)
FishverifiedNear Threatened

Mustelus asterias

Cloquet, 1821

Starry Smooth Hound

Also known as: Houndshark, Smoothhound, Starry Smoothound

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

0–350 m

Max size

1.54 m

Max weight

4.76 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Triakidae

Other species in Triakidae

Brown Smoothhound (Mustelus henlei)

Mustelus henlei

Brown Smoothhound

Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Mustelus mustelus

Smooth Hound

Houndshark (Mustelus stevensi)

Mustelus stevensi

Houndshark

Tope Shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Galeorhinus galeus

Tope Shark

Blacktip Hound Shark (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Blacktip Hound Shark

Japanese Topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica)

Hemitriakis japanica

Japanese Topeshark

Gray Smoothhound (Mustelus californicus)

Mustelus californicus

Gray Smoothhound

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Mustelus antarcticus

Gummy Shark

Image: © Michael Bakker Paiva (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source