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Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

2,232Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
1Counties with records
EndangeredIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan88
Feb284
Mar69
Apr275
May21
Jun27
Jul113
Aug207
Sep197
Oct153
Nov488
Dec309

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England1
12 England7 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,232
Peak month
November
Counties with records
1
IUCN Red List
Endangered
Scientific name
Mustelus mustelus
Also known as
Common Smoothhound
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Global Red List (JNCC)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Triakidae
Genus
Mustelus
Name with authority
Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
14

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q260097 · GBIF 2418313