Genus Mustelus Linck, 1790

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External Links

• Mustelus Linck, H.F. 1790. Versuch einer Einteilung der Fische nach den Zähnen. Magazin für das Neueste aus Physik und Naturgeschichte 6(3): 28-38 [31] [author's name often as Link].

  Type species:

   Squalus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758 by designation under Plenary Powers, see Melville, R.V. & Smith, J.D.D. (eds) 1987. Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology. London : International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature 366 pp. [129].

 

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

TRIAKIDAE: Mustelus lenticulatus Philipps, 1932 — Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [413] (excluded from mainland areas of Australia and Tasmania, restricted to New Zealand, Kermadec Islands and Norfolk Island)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Atlantic Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.

 

Common Name References

Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [150] (Australian Marketing Name) (Gummy Shark)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Jun-2024	ELASMOBRANCHII	05-Jun-2024	MODIFIED
16-Apr-2012		12-Apr-2024	MODIFIED
		05-Jun-2024	MODIFIED