Smooth-hound
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| Smooth-hounds Fossil range: Early Eocene to Present[1] |
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Mustelus is a genus of smooth-hounds in the family Triakidae.
The name comes from the Latin mustela meaning weasel.
[edit] Species
- Gummy shark, Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870
- Starry smooth-hound, Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1821
- Grey smooth-hound, Mustelus californicus Gill, 1864
- Dusky smooth-hound, Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815)
- Sharptooth smooth-hound, Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864
- Striped smooth-hound, Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)
- Spotless smooth-hound, Mustelus griseus Pietschmann, 1908
- Mustelus hacat Jiménez, Nishizaki & Geniz, 2005
- Brown smooth-hound, Mustelus henlei (Gill, 1863)
- Smalleye smooth-hound, Mustelus higmani Springer & Lowe, 1963
- Spotted estuary smooth-hound, Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932
- Sicklefin smooth-hound, Mustelus lunulatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Starspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854
- Speckled smooth-hound, Mustelus mento Cope, 1877
- Mustelus minicanis Heemstra, 1997
- Arabian smooth-hound, Mustelus mosis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
- Common smooth-hound, Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Narrowfin smooth-hound, Mustelus norrisi Springer, 1939
- Whitespotted smooth-hound, Mustelus palumbes Smith, 1957
- Blackspotted smooth-hound, Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827
- Mustelus ravidus White & Last, 2006
- Narrownose smooth-hound, Mustelus schmitti Springer, 1939
- Gulf smoothhound, Mustelus sinusmexicanus Heemstra, 1997
- Humpback smooth-hound, Mustelus whitneyi Chirichigno F., 1973
- Mustelus widodoi White & Last, 2006
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
- Mustelus (TSN 160226). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 4 May 2006.
- "Mustelus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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