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Gray smoothhound

Mustelus californicus Gill, 1864

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The gray smoothhound (Mustelus californicus) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the gray smoothhound

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 gray smoothhound live?

Not recorded

Is the gray smoothhound 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 gray smoothhound classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus californicus Gill, 1864
Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Gray smooth-houndEnglish
  • Grey smooth-houndEnglish
  • hladkoun kalifornskýCzech
  • Grauer GlatthaiGerman
  • cazón mamónSpanish
  • kaliforniankoirahaiFinnish
  • Palombo della CaliforniaItalian
  • Grijze toonhaaiDutch
  • Cação-do-kelp-americanoPortuguese
  • Серая кунья акулаRussian
  • Kalifornischer GlatthaiGerman
  • Musola grisSpanish
  • Калифорнийская кунья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gray smoothhound

Other species in the same genus Mustelus.

Smoothhound

Mustelus mustelus

TriakidaeNo free photo yet

Flake

Mustelus antarcticus

TriakidaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is the gray smoothhound?

The gray smoothhound (Mustelus californicus) belongs to the family Triakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gray smoothhound (Mustelus californicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-smoothhound

MLA

“Gray smoothhound (Mustelus californicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-smoothhound.

BibTeX
@misc{gray_smoothhound_2026,
  title = {Gray smoothhound (Mustelus californicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gray-smoothhound},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}