Blackspotted Smoothhound
Mustelus punctulatus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Triakidae
- Genus
- Mustelus
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 4 countries and 2 regions.
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 2 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 179 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 6 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 2 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 4 records