WoRMS taxon details
Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827
105823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105823)
accepted
Species
Mustellus punctulatus Risso, 1827 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mustelus mediterraneus Quignard & Capapé, 1972 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Risso, A. (1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes. F. G. Levrault, Paris & Strasbourg. v. 3: i-xvi + 1-480, Pls. 1-16. [Fishes in vol. 3 of 5. Published in 1827, not 1826; see Forest 1958:474]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39347500#page/9/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Mustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105823 on 2025-04-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Risso, A. (1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale, et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes maritimes. F. G. Levrault, Paris & Strasbourg. v. 3: i-xvi + 1-480, Pls. 1-16. [Fishes in vol. 3 of 5. Published in 1827, not 1826; see Forest 1958:474]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39347500#page/9/mode/1up [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]
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 (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blackspotted smoothhound | [details] |
| German | Schwarzpunkt-Glatthai | [details] |
| Lithuanian | viduržemio jūros kiauniaryklis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Στικτογαλέος | [details] |
| Polish | mustel śródziemnomorski | [details] |
| Russian | средиземноморская кунья акула | [details] |
| Turkish | köpek balığıkopek baligicamgözcamgoz | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Акула куняча чорноцяткова | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (179 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mustelus punctulatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus mediterraneus Quignard & Capapé, 1972)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustellus punctulatus Risso, 1827)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Mustelus punctulatus, by FAO)
To GenBank (136 nucleotides; 133 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mustelus punctulatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus mediterraneus Quignard & Capapé, 1972)
To FishBase (from synonym Mustellus punctulatus Risso, 1827)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Mustelus punctulatus, by FAO)
To GenBank (136 nucleotides; 133 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To PESI
To ITIS
