| Smooth-hounds Temporal range: Early Eocene to present
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| Arabian smooth-hound (Mustelus mosis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Triakidae |
| Subfamily: | Triakinae |
| Genus: | Mustelus H. F. Linck, 1790 |
| Type species | |
| Mustelus mustelus Linnaeus, 1758
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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.[2] It should not be confused with the genus name Mustela, which is used for weasels.
A smooth-hound can grow to 159 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) long and weigh more than 13 kg (29 lb).[3]
- ^ Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mustelus". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ Kindersley, Dorling (2005). Animal. New York City: DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.