Smooth-hound

Mustelus also known as the smooth-hounds is a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word mustela, meaning weasel.[2] It should not be confused with the genus name Mustela, which is used for weasels.

Smooth-hounds
Temporal range: 56–0 Ma[1]
Early Eocene to Present
Arabian smooth-hound (Mustelus mosis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
H. F. Linck, 1790

A smooth-hound can grow to 159 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) long and weigh more than 13 kg (29 lb).[3]

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 antarcticus Günther, 1870 (gummy shark)
  • Mustelus asterias 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) [4]
  • Mustelus mento Cope, 1877 (speckled smooth-hound)
  • Mustelus minicanis Heemstra, 1997 (dwarf smooth-hound)
  • Mustelus mosis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 (Arabian smooth-hound)
  • Mustelus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758 (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 & Last, 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 & Last, 2008 (western spotted gummy shark)
  • Mustelus walkeri W. T. White & Last, 2008 (eastern spotted gummy shark)
  • 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)

See also
  • List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

References
  1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Mustelus in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  3. Kindersley, Dorling (2005). Animal. New York City: DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.
  4. 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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