Smooth-hound
| Smooth-hounds Temporal range: 56–0Ma[1] Early Eocene to Present | |
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| Starry smooth-hound, Mustelus asterias | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus H. F. Linck, 1790 |
The smooth-hounds, Mustelus, are a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word mustela, meaning weasel.[2]
A smooth-hound can grow up to 159 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) long and weigh more than 13 kg (29 lb).[3]
Species
- Mustelus albipinnis Castro-Aguirre, Antuna-Mendiola, González-Acosta & De La Cruz-Agüero, 2005 (White-margin fin smooth-hound)
- Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 (Gummy shark)
- Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1821 (Starry smooth-hound)
- Mustelus californicus T. N. Gill, 1864 (Grey smooth-hound)
- Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815) (Dusky 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 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)
- Mustelus sp. 2 Not yet described (Black-fin smooth-hound)
See also
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560.
- ↑ "Mustelus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 May 2006.
- ↑ Kindersley, Dorling (2001,2005). Animal. New York City: DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5. Check date values in:
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Mustelus in FishBase. February 2011 version.