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Smoothhound

Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the 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 smoothhound live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 smoothhound classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Galeus laevis, Mustellus levis, Mustellus vulgaris, Mustelus canis, Mustelus equestris, Mustelus laevis, Mustelus punctatus, Mustelus vulgaris, Squalus mustelus

Other names and names in other languages (73)
  • Common smooth-houndEnglish
  • Common smooth-hound sharkEnglish
  • Common smoothhoundEnglish
  • Smooth houndEnglish
  • Smooth sharkEnglish
  • Smooth-houndEnglish
  • Sweet williamEnglish
  • HondhaaiAfrikaans
  • Qarsh AmlasArabic
  • matelBreton
  • Mussola veraCatalan
  • NucioluCorsican
  • morgi serennogWelsh
  • glathajDanish
  • GlatthaiGerman
  • ΓκριζογαλέοςGreek
  • cazónSpanish
  • tollaBasque
  • silokoirahaiFinnish
  • hâFrench
  • stinkardIrish
  • Cazón lisoGalician
  • כרישון מובהקHebrew
  • csillagos cápaHungarian
  • PalomboItalian
  • europinis kiauniaryklisLithuanian
  • toonhaaiDutch
  • TibonPapiamento
  • siwoszPolish
  • عام پدھری شکاریWestern Panjabi
  • caçãoPortuguese
  • MustelRomanian
  • европейская кунья акулаRussian
  • navadni morski pesSlovenian
  • palombiAlbanian
  • GlatthajSwedish
  • camgozTurkish
  • Акула куняча європейськаUkrainian
  • Tchissouèndjivif
  • SpierhaaiAfrikaans
  • Morc'hast c'hrisBreton
  • virliBreton
  • Morgwn SerennogWelsh
  • Almindelig glathajDanish
  • Gewöhnlicher GlatthaiGerman
  • grauer GlatthaiGerman
  • Südlicher GlatthaiGerman
  • Μούστελος ο μούστελοςGreek
  • musolaSpanish
  • Musola lisaSpanish
  • Toil lisoBasque
  • emissoleFrench
  • emissole lisseFrench
  • émissole lisseFrench
  • PallounFrench
  • Palombo comuneItalian
  • palombo liscioItalian
  • Palombo noccioloItalian
  • Gewone toonhaaiDutch
  • gladde haaiDutch
  • zandhaaiDutch
  • mustel siwyPolish
  • Cação-lisoPortuguese
  • cachucoPortuguese
  • CanejaPortuguese
  • Обыкновенная акула-собакаRussian
  • peshku pëllumbAlbanian
  • Sydlig hundhajSwedish
  • Adi KöpekTurkish
  • Adi KöpekbalığıTurkish
  • camgözTurkish
  • kopek baligiTurkish
  • köpek balığıTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smoothhound

Other species in the same genus Mustelus.

Flake

Mustelus antarcticus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smoothhound?

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

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoothhound

MLA

“Smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoothhound.

BibTeX
@misc{smoothhound_2026,
  title = {Smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoothhound},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}