Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)

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Mustelus mustelus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Smooth Hound

Also known as: Sweet William, Houndshark, Common Smooth-Hound, Common Smooth-Hound Shark

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Triakidae

Where to find it

common

Croatia

rare

ItalyTunisia

Other species in Triakidae

Mustelus henlei

Mustelus henlei

Brown Smoothhound

Mustelus stevensi

Mustelus stevensi

Houndshark

Galeorhinus galeus

Galeorhinus galeus

Sweet William

Mustelus asterias

Mustelus asterias

Starry Smooth Hound

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Hypogaleus hyugaensis

Blacktip Hound Shark

Hemitriakis japanica

Hemitriakis japanica

Japanese Topeshark

Mustelus californicus

Mustelus californicus

Gray Smoothhound

Mustelus antarcticus

Mustelus antarcticus

Houndshark

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