Australian grey smooth-hound
| Australian grey smooth-hound | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Genus: | Mustelus |
| Species: | M. ravidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mustelus ravidus W. T. White & Last, 2006 | |
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| Range of the Australian grey smooth-hound | |
The Australian grey smooth-hound, or grey gummy shark, (Mustelus ravidus) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae, native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean waters surrounding Australia. The shark is widespread in deep coastal waters (100 to 300 meters).
References
- McAuley, R.B. (2011). "Mustelus ravidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Mustelus ravidus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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