Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani), recorded as Endangered
Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Smalleye smooth-hound

Mustelus higmani

The smalleye smooth-hound is a houndshark of the family Triakidae.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Mustelus higmani
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Carcharhiniformes · Triakidae · Mustelus

The shark or ray

It can grow up to a length of 70 cm (28 in).

Sharks, rays, and guitarfishes: cartilaginous fishes with denticle skin and no true bone.

Range and habitat

It is found on the continental shelves of the western Atlantic, between latitudes 11° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 900 m (3,000 ft).

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Sharks and rays grow slowly and have few young. A fishery that treats them as bycatch can empty a coastal form.

In crisis

Smalleye smooth-hound is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Smalleye smooth-hound — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1951908. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Humpback smooth-hound (Mustelus whitneyi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Humpback smooth-hound

Mustelus whitneyi
Photograph of Narrownose smooth-hound (Mustelus schmitti), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Narrownose smooth-hound

Mustelus schmitti
Photograph of Speckled smooth-hound (Mustelus mento), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Speckled smooth-hound

Mustelus mento
Photograph of Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Common smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

Quick answers

What is Smalleye smooth-hound?
The smalleye smooth-hound is a houndshark of the family Triakidae.
What is the conservation status of Smalleye smooth-hound?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Mustelus higmani. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Smalleye smooth-hound live?
It is found on the continental shelves of the western Atlantic, between latitudes 11° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 900 m (3,000 ft).
Why is Smalleye smooth-hound in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Mustelus higmani?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Smalleye smooth-hound a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.