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smooth-hound

{{Short description|Genus of sharks}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| name = Smooth-hounds

| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|56|0|ref={{cite journal

|last = Sepkoski

|first = J.

|author-link = Jack Sepkoski

|title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)

|journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology

|volume = 363

|pages = 1–560

|date = 2002

|url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110930154826/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class

|archive-date = 2011-09-30

}}}} Early Eocene to present

| image = Mustelus mosis phuket.jpg

| image_caption = Arabian smooth-hound (Mustelus mosis)

| taxon = Mustelus

| authority = H. F. Linck, 1790

| type_species = Squalus mustelus

| type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758

}}

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.{{FishBase genus | genus = Mustelus | month = April | year = 2015}} It should not be confused with the genus name Mustela, which is used for weasels.

A smooth-hound can grow to {{cvt|159|cm|ftin}} long and weigh more than {{cvt|13|kg|lb|0}}.{{cite book |last=Kindersley |first= Dorling |year=2005 |title=Animal |location=New York City |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=0-7894-7764-5}}

Species

Currently, 27 recognized species are placed in this genus:{{Catalog of Fishes|genus=Mustelus|access-date=28 March 2025}}

;Synonyms

  • Mustelus walkeri W. T. White & Last, 2008 (eastern spotted gummy shark) - now seen as a synonym of M. antarcticus

See also

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References

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Category:Extant Ypresian first appearances

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