smooth hound, starry smooth hound
Mustelus asterias
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: NT - Near Threatened - close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Triakidae
- Genus
- Mustelus
Where to Find
Found in 13 diving areas across 6 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 7 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 40 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 16 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 35 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 126 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 8 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 6 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 2 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 588 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 2 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 35 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 2 records