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Rig

Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the rig

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 rig live?

Not recorded

Is the rig 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 rig classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932
Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Gummy sharkEnglish
  • Spotted dogfishEnglish
  • Spotted estuary rigEnglish
  • Spotted estuary smooth-houndEnglish
  • Spotted smoothhoundEnglish
  • كلب البحر الأملس مُبقَّع مصب النهرArabic
  • 新西兰星鲨Chinese
  • hladkoun novozélandskýCzech
  • Gefleckter Brackwasser-GlatthaiGerman
  • Musola manchadaSpanish
  • Emissole griveléeFrench
  • Palombo maculatoItalian
  • ニュージーランドホシザメJapanese
  • MakōMāori
  • BrakwatertoonhaaiDutch
  • Cação-pintado-de-estuárioPortuguese
  • Новозеландская кунья акулаRussian
  • 新西蘭星鯊Chinese
  • Émissole griveléeFrench
  • KapetaMāori
  • MangōMāori
  • PiokeMāori

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rig

Other species in the same genus Mustelus.

Smoothhound

Mustelus mustelus

TriakidaeNo free photo yet

Flake

Mustelus antarcticus

TriakidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRig vs SmoothhoundRig vs Sweet WilliamRig vs Gummy sharkRig vs Moses smoothhound

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rig?

The rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) 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). Rig (Mustelus lenticulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rig

MLA

“Rig (Mustelus lenticulatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rig.

BibTeX
@misc{rig_2026,
  title = {Rig (Mustelus lenticulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rig},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}