WoRMS taxon details
Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
105822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105822)
accepted
Species
Galeus laevis Risso, 1820 · unaccepted
Mustellus levis (Risso, 1820) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mustelus equestris Bonaparte, 1834 · unaccepted
Mustelus laevis Linck, 1790 · unaccepted
Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 235 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 235 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105822 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 235 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819) Cloquet, H. (1819). Pisces accounts. <em>Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles.</em> 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23027866 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 235 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819) Cloquet, H. (1819). Pisces accounts. <em>Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles.</em> 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23027866 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (BeRMS 2020)
Fish trawl survey: ICES North Sea International Bottom Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshku pëllumbpalombi | [details] |
| Basque | tolla | [details] |
| Breton | virlimatel | [details] |
| Danish | glathaj | [details] |
| Dutch | zandhaaitoonhaaigladde haai | [details] |
| English | sweet williamsmooth-houndsmoothhoundsmooth shark [from synonym]smooth hound | [details] |
| French | hâémissole lisseemissole lisseemissole | [details] |
| German | grauer GlatthaiGlatthai | [details] |
| Hebrew | כרישון מובהק | [details] |
| Irish | stinkard | [details] |
| Italian | palombo liscio | [details] |
| Lithuanian | europinis kiauniaryklis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Γκριζογαλέος | [details] |
| Polish | siwoszmustel siwy | [details] |
| Portuguese | cachucocação | [details] |
| Russian | европейская кунья акула | [details] |
| Slovenian | navadni morski pes | [details] |
| Spanish | musolacazón | [details] |
| Turkish | köpek balığıkopek baligicamgözcamgoz | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Акула куняча європейська | [details] |
| Welsh | morgi serennog | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (172 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (104 publications) (from synonym Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (262 publications) (from synonym Mustelus laevis Linck, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Galeus laevis Risso, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (362 publications) (from synonym Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mustellus levis (Risso, 1820))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Mustelus equestris Bonaparte, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mustelus mustelus)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus laevis Linck, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus equestris Bonaparte, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeus laevis Risso, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustellus levis (Risso, 1820))
To FishBase images (Mustelus mustelus, by Meyer, T.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 180 proteins)
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 180 proteins) (from synonym Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To PESI (from synonym Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (104 publications) (from synonym Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (262 publications) (from synonym Mustelus laevis Linck, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Galeus laevis Risso, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (362 publications) (from synonym Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Mustellus levis (Risso, 1820))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (50 publications) (from synonym Mustelus equestris Bonaparte, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mustelus mustelus)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus laevis Linck, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus equestris Bonaparte, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeus laevis Risso, 1820)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustellus levis (Risso, 1820))
To FishBase images (Mustelus mustelus, by Meyer, T.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 180 proteins)
To GenBank (179 nucleotides; 180 proteins) (from synonym Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To PESI (from synonym Mustelus vulgaris Cloquet, 1819)
To PESI
To ITIS
