When it is recorded
Jan1,196
Feb2,145
Mar1,663
Apr199
May176
Jun127
Jul1,054
Aug1,542
Sep3,581
Oct3,235
Nov1,458
Dec393
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 3 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 2 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 1 | |
| 4 | Dorset | England | 1 | |
| 5 | Portsmouth | England | 1 | |
| 6 | Swansea | Wales | 1 | |
| 7 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 1 |
48 England10 Scotland89 Wales33 Northern Ireland14 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 16,798
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 7
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- Scientific name
- Mustelus asterias
- Also known as
- Starry Smoothhound
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 339
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Triakidae
- Genus
- Mustelus
- Name with authority
- Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1819
- Described
- 1819
- Contributing datasets
- 20
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2419006 · GBIF 2418315