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Mustelus

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Mustelus, also known as the smooth-hounds, is a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word mustela, meaning weasel. It should not be confused with the name Mustela, which is used for weasels.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassElasmobranchii
  4. OrderCarcharhiniformes
  5. FamilyTriakidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded54,110

Обыкновенные куньи акулы (лат. Mustelus) — один из родов семейства куньих акул (Triakidae). Название рода происходит от слова лат. mustela — «ласка». Максимальный зафиксированный размер составляет 159 см, а вес 13 кг. Эти акулы (наряду с вислоносыми акулами) имеют необычную для кархаринообразных (и редкую среди акул вообще) форму зубов: они тупые, обычно не имеют зубчиков и покрывают челюсть сплошной «мостовой».

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
351
With media
133
Family
Triakidae
Collections
SDNHM
Recorded in
United States

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Mustelus, also known as the smooth-hounds, is a genus of sharks in the family Triakidae. The name of the genus comes from the Latin word mustela, meaning weasel. It should not be confused with the name Mustela, which is used for weasels.

A smooth-hound can grow to long and weigh more than .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mustelus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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