''Mustelus'', also known as the smooth-hounds, is a
genus
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of sharks in the
family
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Latin
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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:
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Mustelus albipinnis
The white-margin fin smooth-hound (''Mustelus albipinnis'') is a smooth-hound from the Gulf of California, off the coast of Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of Nor ...
White
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Mustelus antarcticus
The gummy shark (''Mustelus antarcticus''), also known as the Australian smooth hound, flake, sweet william or smooth dog-shark, is a shark in the family Triakidae. These small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling sharks are found mostly in, but are ...
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 ...
Mustelus californicus
The gray smooth-hound (''Mustelus californicus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific, from northern California to the Gulf of California, between latitude
In ...
Mustelus canis
The dusky smooth-hound (''Mustelus canis''), also called the smooth dogfish or the dog shark, is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae. This shark is an olive grey or brown in color, and may have shades of yellow or grayish white. Femal ...
Mustelus dorsalis
The sharptooth smooth-hound (''Mustelus dorsalis'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to Peru between latitudes 20°N and 5°S. Its length is u ...
'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (sharptooth smooth-hound)
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Mustelus fasciatus
The striped smooth-hound (''Mustelus fasciatus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 47° S ...
Mustelus griseus
The spotless smooth-hound (''Mustelus griseus'') is a species of houndshark, in the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the northwest Pacific, between latitudes 40° N and 11° N, from the surface to a depth of 300 m. It ca ...
Mustelus henlei
The brown smooth-hound (''Mustelus henlei'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific, from northern California to the Gulf of California, as well as Ecuador and Peru be ...
'' T. N. Gill, 1863 (brown smooth-hound)
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Mustelus higmani
The smalleye smooth-hound (''Mustelus higmani'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the western Atlantic, between latitudes 11° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 900 m. It can grow u ...
Phillipps
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, 1932 (spotted estuary smooth-hound)
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Mustelus lunulatus
The sicklefin smooth-hound (''Mustelus lunulatus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. Even some species look similar to Carcharhinus family, mustelus second dorsal fin is much bigger. It is found on the continental shelves of the easte ...
Mustelus manazo
The starspotted smooth-hound (''Mustelus manazo'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in east Asia and in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 45° N and 10° S, from the surface to a depth of 360 m. The reproduction of ...
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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Mustelus mangalorensis'' Cubelio,
Remya R Remya may refer to:
* Remya Nambeeshan (born 1986), Indian actress.
* '' Remya'', a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.
See also
* Ramya (disambiguation)
Ramya is an Indian feminine given name.
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Kurup Kurup is an Indic surname. Notable people with this surname include:
*Debbie Kurup (born 1979), English actress
*Deepika Kurup (American inventor, scientist, and clean water advocate
* G. Shankara Kurup (1901–1978), Indian poet
* O. N. V. 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.''
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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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Cope
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, 1877 (speckled smooth-hound)
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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)
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Mustelus mosis
The Arabian smooth-hound (''Mustelus mosis'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka, between l ...
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Hemprich
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Hemprich was born in Kłodzko, Glatz (Kłodzko), Prussian Silesia, and studied medicine at Breslau and Berlin. It was in Berlin that ...
Mustelus mustelus
The common smooth-hound (''Mustelus mustelus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to South Africa, and in the Mediterranean Sea, Madeira, and the Canary Islands at depths r ...
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Linnaeus
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1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...
(common smooth-hound)
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Mustelus norrisi
The narrowfin smooth-hound or Florida smooth-hound (''Mustelus norrisi'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical western Atlantic, from Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venez ...
'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrowfin smooth-hound)
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Mustelus palumbes
The whitespotted smooth-hound (''Mustelus palumbes'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the southeast Atlantic from Namibia around South Africa, between latitudes 17° S and 36° S, from the su ...
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J. L. B. Smith
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, 1957 (whitespotted smooth-hound)
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Mustelus punctulatus
The blackspotted smooth-hound (''Mustelus punctulatus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara, between latitudes 45 and 20°N ...
'' A. Risso, 1827 (blackspotted smooth-hound)
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Mustelus ravidus
The Australian grey smooth-hound or also known as the grey gummy shark (Latin ''Mustelus ravidus'', meaning ‘greyish weasel’) is a species of houndshark classified under the large family ''Triakidae''. It is one of the twenty-eight speci ...
Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, 2006 (Australian grey smooth-hound)
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Mustelus schmitti
The narrownose smooth-hound (''Mustelus schmitti'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic, from southern Brazil to northern Argentina, between latitudes 30° S a ...
'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrownose smooth-hound)
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Mustelus sinusmexicanus
The Gulf smooth-hound (''Mustelus sinusmexicanus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic. The reproduction of this houndshark is placental viviparous.
Description
Thi ...
'' Heemstra, 1997 (Gulf smooth-hound)
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Mustelus stevensi
The western spotted gummy shark (''Mustelus stevensi'') is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, found in Australia
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Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, 2008 (western spotted gummy shark)
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Mustelus walkeri
The eastern spotted gummy shark (''Mustelus walkeri'') is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, found in Australian waters. It is a relatively large species.
Description
The eastern spotted gummy shark has tall dorsal fins, with ...
'' W. T. White & Last, 2008 (eastern spotted gummy shark) - now seen as a synonym of ''M. antarcticus''
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Mustelus whitneyi
The humpback smooth-hound (''Mustelus whitneyi'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical southeast Pacific, from Peru to southern Chile, between latitudes 3° S and 54° S, at depths bet ...
Mustelus widodoi
The white-fin smooth-hound (''Mustelus widodoi'') is a species of tropical houndshark, and part of the family Triakidae, found in the Bali and Indonesia areas of the Western Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Eart ...
'' 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)
See also
*
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely vernacula ...