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Houndshark (Mustelus lenticulatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Mustelus lenticulatus

Phillipps, 1932

Houndshark

Also known as: Smoothhound, Gummy Shark, Rig, Spotted Dogfish, Spotted Smoothhound, Spotted Estuary Rig, Spotted Estuary Smooth-Hound

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About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

0–860 m

Max size

1.51 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Triakidae

Where to find it

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

Starry Smooth Hound (Mustelus asterias)

Mustelus asterias

Starry Smooth Hound

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

Image: © Luca Davenport-Thomas (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source