''Mustelus'', also known as the smooth-hounds, is a

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of sharks in the

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Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the

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word ''mustela'', meaning

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. 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).

Species

Currently, 28 recognized species are placed in this genus: * ''

Mustelus albipinnis The white-margin fin smooth-hound (''Mustelus albipinnis'') is a smooth-hound from the Gulf of California, off the coast of Mexico. The white-margin fin smooth-hound shark is slender, dark grey-brown in color, and grows up to 1.2 m (4 f ...

'' Castro-Aguirre, Antuna-Mendiola, González-Acosta & De La Cruz-Agüero, 2005 (white-margin fin houndshark) * '' Mustelus andamanensis''

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, Arunrugstichai & Naylorn, 2021 (Andaman smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus antarcticus The gummy shark (''Mustelus antarcticus''), also known as the Australian smooth hound, flake, sweet william or smooth dog-shark, is a shark in the family Triakidae. These small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling sharks are found mostly in, but are ...

'' Günther, 1870 (gummy shark) * ''

Mustelus asterias The starry smooth-hound (''Mustelus asterias'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the northeast Atlantic, between latitudes 61° N and 16° N, from the surface to a depth of . It can grow up to ...

'' Cloquet, 1821 (starry smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus californicus The gray smooth-hound (''Mustelus californicus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Pacific, from northern California to the Gulf of California, between latitude In ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (gray smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus canis The dusky smooth-hound (''Mustelus canis''), also called the smooth dogfish or the dog shark, is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae. This shark is an olive grey or brown in color, and may have shades of yellow or grayish white. Femal ...

'' Mitchill, 1815 ** '' M. c. canis'' Mitchill, 1815 (dusky smooth-hound) ** '' M. c. insularis'' Heemstra, 1997 (Caribbean smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus dorsalis The sharptooth smooth-hound (''Mustelus dorsalis'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the tropical eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to Peru between latitudes 20°N and 5°S. Its length is ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (sharptooth smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus fasciatus The striped smooth-hound (''Mustelus fasciatus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 47° S, ...

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, 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''

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, 1932 (spotted estuary smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus lunulatus'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (sicklefin smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus manazo''

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Mustelus mangalorensis ''Mustelus mangalorensis'' also known as the Mangalore houndshark is a species of houndshark in the family Houndshark, Triakidae, found in the Gulf of Aden near southwest India and the Indian Ocean.Cubelio, S.S., Remya R & Kurup, B.M. (2011): A ne ...

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, 2011 (Mangalore houndshark) Cubelio, S.S., Remya R & Kurup, B.M. (2011): A new species of ''Mustelus'' (Family: Triakidae) from Indian EEZ. ''Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 40 (1): 28-31.'' * '' Mustelus mento''

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, 1877 (speckled smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus minicanis'' Heemstra, 1997 (dwarf smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus mosis''

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& Ehrenberg, 1899 (Arabian smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus mustelus The common smooth-hound (''Mustelus mustelus'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the British Isles to South Africa, and in the Mediterranean Sea, Madeira, and the Canary Islands at depths ...

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(common smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus norrisi The narrowfin smooth-hound or Florida smooth-hound (''Mustelus norrisi'') is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the subtropical western Atlantic, from Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezue ...

'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrowfin smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus palumbes''

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, 1957 (whitespotted smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus punctulatus'' A. Risso, 1827 (blackspotted smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus ravidus'' W. T. White &

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, 2006 (Australian grey smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus schmitti'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrownose smooth-hound) * '' Mustelus sinusmexicanus'' Heemstra, 1997 (Gulf smooth-hound) * ''

Mustelus stevensi The western spotted gummy shark (''Mustelus stevensi'') is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, found in Australian waters. This new species of gummy shark The gummy shark (''Mustelus antarcticus''), also known as the Australian ...

'' W. T. White &

, 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)

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