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Speckled smoothhound

Mustelus mento Cope, 1877

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the speckled 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 speckled smoothhound live?

Not recorded

Is the speckled 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 speckled smoothhound classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus mento Cope, 1877

Synonyms Galeorhinus mento, Mustelus abbotti, Mustelus edulis

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Speckled smooth-houndEnglish
  • hladkoun pacasmayskýCzech
  • Gefleckter GlatthaiGerman
  • Tollo finoSpanish
  • Palombo chiazzatoItalian
  • Cação-liso-do-sulPortuguese
  • Чилийская кунья акулаRussian
  • Musola finaSpanish
  • TolloSpanish
  • Tollo Con BandasSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the speckled 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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What kind of animal is the speckled smoothhound?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Speckled smoothhound (Mustelus mento). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/speckled-smoothhound

MLA

“Speckled smoothhound (Mustelus mento).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/speckled-smoothhound.

BibTeX
@misc{speckled_smoothhound_2026,
  title = {Speckled smoothhound (Mustelus mento)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/speckled-smoothhound},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}