Triakidae

blackspotted smoothhound

Mustelus punctulatus

Much old data actually belonged to other species

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Large
• Tropical fish

The blackspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus punctulatus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae found on the continental shelves of the subtropical eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean to the Western Sahara, between latitudes 45 and 20°N, from the surface to a depth of 250 m (820 ft). It can reach of a length of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in).