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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classElasmobranchii
- orderCarcharhiniformes
- familyTriakidae
- genusMustelus
- 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
Relatives of the smoothhound
Other species in the same genus Mustelus.
Sweet William
Mustelus asterias
Gummy shark
Mustelus canis
Moses smoothhound
Mustelus mosis
Flake
Mustelus antarcticus
Starspotted smooth-hound
Mustelus manazo
Spotless smooth-hound
Mustelus griseus
CompareSmoothhound vs Sweet WilliamSmoothhound vs Gummy sharkSmoothhound vs Moses smoothhoundSmoothhound vs Flake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the smoothhound?
The smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) 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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