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Humpback smoothhoun

Mustelus whitneyi Chirichigno F., 1973

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The humpback smoothhoun (Mustelus whitneyi) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the humpback smoothhoun

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 humpback smoothhoun live?

Not recorded

Is the humpback smoothhoun 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 humpback smoothhoun classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus whitneyi Chirichigno F., 1973
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Humpback smooth-houndEnglish
  • Humpback smoothhoundEnglish
  • hladkoun WhitneyůvCzech
  • Buckeliger GlatthaiGerman
  • Tollo ComúnSpanish
  • Palombo gobboItalian
  • セダカホシザメJapanese
  • Cação-de-WhitneyPortuguese
  • Musola PrietaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the humpback smoothhoun

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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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the humpback smoothhoun?

The humpback smoothhoun (Mustelus whitneyi) 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). Humpback smoothhoun (Mustelus whitneyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/humpback-smoothhoun

MLA

“Humpback smoothhoun (Mustelus whitneyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/humpback-smoothhoun.

BibTeX
@misc{humpback_smoothhoun_2026,
  title = {Humpback smoothhoun (Mustelus whitneyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/humpback-smoothhoun},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}