''Mustelus'', also known as the smooth-hounds, is a

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of sharks in the

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Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the

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word ''mustela'', meaning

weasel Weasels are mammals of the genus ''Mustela'' of the family Mustelidae. The genus ''Mustela'' includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets and European mink. Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender ...

. It should not be confused with the genus name ''Mustela'', which is used for weasels. A smooth-hound can grow to 159 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) long and weigh more than 13 kg (29 lb).

Species

Currently, 28 recognized species are placed in this genus: * '' Mustelus albipinnis'' Castro-Aguirre, Antuna-Mendiola, González-Acosta & De La Cruz-Agüero, 2005 (white-margin fin houndshark) * '' Mustelus andamanensis''

White White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...

, Arunrugstichai & Naylorn, 2021 (Andaman smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus antarcticus'' Günther, 1870 (gummy shark) * ''

Mustelus asterias The starry smooth-hound (''Mustelus asterias'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the northeast Atlantic, between latitudes 61° N and 16° N, from the surface to a depth of . It can grow up to ...

'' Cloquet, 1821 (starry smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus californicus'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (gray smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus canis'' Mitchill, 1815 ** '' M. c. canis'' Mitchill, 1815 (dusky smooth-hound) ** '' M. c. insularis'' Heemstra, 1997 (Caribbean smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus dorsalis'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (sharptooth smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus fasciatus'' Garman, 1913 (striped smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus griseus'' Pietschmann, 1908 (spotless smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus henlei'' T. N. Gill, 1863 (brown smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus higmani'' S. Springer & R. H. Lowe, 1963 (smalleye smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus lenticulatus'' Phillipps, 1932 (spotted estuary smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus lunulatus'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (sicklefin smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus manazo'' Bleeker, 1854 (starspotted smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus mangalorensis'' Cubelio, Remya R & Kurup, 2011 (Mangalore houndshark) Cubelio, S.S., Remya R & Kurup, B.M. (2011): A new species of ''Mustelus'' (Family: Triakidae) from Indian EEZ. ''Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 40 (1): 28-31.'' * ''

Mustelus mento The speckled smooth-hound (''Mustelus mento'') is a houndshark of the family (biology), family Houndshark, Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelf of the eastern Pacific, between latitudes Equator, 0° and 54th parallel south, 54° S, at d ...

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, 1877 (speckled smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus minicanis The dwarf smooth-hound (''Mustelus minicanis'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic, off the coast of South America between Cabo de la Vela, Colombia and Ri ...

'' Heemstra, 1997 (dwarf smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus mosis'' Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 (Arabian smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus mustelus''

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(common smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus norrisi'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrowfin smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus palumbes'' J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (whitespotted smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus punctulatus'' A. Risso, 1827 (blackspotted smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus ravidus'' W. T. White &

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, 2006 (Australian grey smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus schmitti'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrownose smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus sinusmexicanus'' Heemstra, 1997 (Gulf smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus stevensi'' W. T. White &

, 2008 (western spotted gummy shark) * '' Mustelus walkeri'' W. T. White & Last, 2008 (eastern spotted gummy shark) - now seen as a synonym of ''M. antarcticus'' * '' Mustelus whitneyi'' Chirichigno F., 1973 (humpback smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus widodoi'' W. T. White & Last, 2006 (white-fin smooth-hound) * ''Mustelus ''sp. not yet described (Sarawak smooth-hound) * ''Mustelus ''sp. not yet described (Kermadec smooth-hound)

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