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Sharptooth smoothhound

Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the sharptooth 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 sharptooth smoothhound live?

Not recorded

Is the sharptooth 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 sharptooth smoothhound classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864

Synonyms Galeus dorsalis

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Sharptooth smooth-houndEnglish
  • hladkoun peruánskýCzech
  • Scharfzahn-GlatthaiGerman
  • cazón tripaSpanish
  • Emissole BlancheFrench
  • Cação-dorsalPortuguese
  • Перуанская кунья акулаRussian
  • Musola BlancaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sharptooth 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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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sharptooth smoothhound?

The sharptooth smoothhound (Mustelus dorsalis) 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). Sharptooth smoothhound (Mustelus dorsalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharptooth-smoothhound

MLA

“Sharptooth smoothhound (Mustelus dorsalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharptooth-smoothhound.

BibTeX
@misc{sharptooth_smoothhound_2026,
  title = {Sharptooth smoothhound (Mustelus dorsalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sharptooth-smoothhound},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}