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Flake

Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The flake (Mustelus antarcticus) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the flake

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the flake live?

Not recorded

Is the flake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the flake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870

Synonyms Emissola ganearum, Emissola maugeana, Mustelus walkeri

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Australian smooth houndEnglish
  • Gummy sharkEnglish
  • Smooth dog-sharkEnglish
  • Sweet WilliamEnglish
  • White-spotted gummy sharkEnglish
  • hladkoun antarktickýCzech
  • Australischer GlatthaiGerman
  • Musola australSpanish
  • purukoirahaiFinnish
  • Palombo australianoItalian
  • ハグキホシザメJapanese
  • Australische toonhaaiDutch
  • Cação-antárcticoPortuguese
  • Австралийская кунья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the flake

Other species in the same genus Mustelus.

Smoothhound

Mustelus mustelus

TriakidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the flake?

The flake (Mustelus antarcticus) belongs to the family Triakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Flake (Mustelus antarcticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/flake

MLA

“Flake (Mustelus antarcticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/flake.

BibTeX
@misc{flake_2026,
  title = {Flake (Mustelus antarcticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}