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Smooth Hound (Mustelus mustelus)
FishverifiedEndangered

Mustelus mustelus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Smooth Hound

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

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

5–624 m

Max size

2 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

24 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Triakidae

Where to find it

occasional

Senegal

Other species in Triakidae

Brown Smoothhound (Mustelus henlei)

Mustelus henlei

Brown Smoothhound

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

Gummy Shark (Mustelus antarcticus)

Mustelus antarcticus

Gummy Shark

Image: © Neil DeMaster (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source