FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Mustelus whitneyi

Chirichigno F., 1973

Houndshark

Also known as: Smoothhound, Humpback Smoothhound

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

16–211 m

Max size

87 cm

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

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