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Whitespot smoothhound

Mustelus palumbes Smith, 1957

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the whitespot 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 whitespot smoothhound live?

Not recorded

Is the whitespot 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 whitespot smoothhound classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyTriakidae
  6. genusMustelus
  7. SpeciesMustelus palumbes Smith, 1957
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Whitespotted smooth-houndEnglish
  • SpierhaaiAfrikaans
  • hladkoun kapskýCzech
  • Hvidplettet glathajDanish
  • Weißgefleckter GlatthaiGerman
  • MusolaSpanish
  • Émissole palombeFrench
  • Palombo stellato sudafricanoItalian
  • Cação-estrelado-sul-africanoPortuguese
  • Капская кунья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitespot 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 whitespot smoothhound?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whitespot smoothhound (Mustelus palumbes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespot-smoothhound

MLA

“Whitespot smoothhound (Mustelus palumbes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespot-smoothhound.

BibTeX
@misc{whitespot_smoothhound_2026,
  title = {Whitespot smoothhound (Mustelus palumbes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitespot-smoothhound},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}