Mustelus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species: M. albipinnis – M. antarcticus – M. asterias – M. californicus – M. canis – M. dorsalis – M. fasciatus – M. griseus – M. henlei – M. higmani – M. lenticulatus – M. lunulatus – M. manazo – M. mento – M. minicanis – M. mosis – M. mustelus – M. norrisi – M. palumbes – M. punctulatus – M. ravidus – M. schmitti – M. sinusmexicanus – M. stevensi – M. walkeri – M. whitneyi – M. widodoi
Name

Mustelus Linck, 1790

Type species: Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758
References
Primary references

Linck, H.F. 1790. Versuch einer Eintheilung der Fische nach den Zähnen. Magazin für das Neueste aus der Physik und Naturgeschichte Gotha 6(3): 28–38. Google Books Open access. Reference page.

Additional references

Boomer, J. J., Harcourt, R. G., Francis, M. P. & Stow, A. J. (in press): Genetic divergence, speciation and biogeography of Mustelus (sharks) in the central Indo-Pacific and Australasia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 31 May 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.05.024

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.

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 andamanensis White, Arunrugstichai & Naylorn, 2021 (Andaman smooth-hound)
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) - now seen as a synonym of M. antarcticus
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)