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
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).

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