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Striped dogfish

Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The striped dogfish (Mustelus fasciatus) is a species in the family Triakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the striped dogfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 striped dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the striped dogfish 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 striped dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)

Synonyms Galeorhinus fasciatus, Mustelus striatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Striped smooth-houndEnglish
  • Striped smoothhoundEnglish
  • hladkoun pruhovanýCzech
  • Gestreifter GlatthaiGerman
  • GatusoSpanish
  • raitakoirahaiFinnish
  • シマホシザメJapanese
  • Gestreepte toonhaaiDutch
  • پٹی والی شکاریWestern Panjabi
  • SebastiãoPortuguese
  • Полосатая кунья акулаRussian
  • GatuzoSpanish
  • Cação-listradoPortuguese
  • Cação-malhadoPortuguese
  • Canejo-malhadoPortuguese
  • Recorre-costasPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the striped dogfish

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 striped dogfish?

The striped dogfish (Mustelus fasciatus) belongs to the family Triakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Striped dogfish (Mustelus fasciatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-dogfish

MLA

“Striped dogfish (Mustelus fasciatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{striped_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Striped dogfish (Mustelus fasciatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/striped-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}