Western spotted gummy shark

Western spotted gummy shark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Genus: Mustelus
Species: M. stevensi
Binomial name
Mustelus stevensi
W. T. White & Last, 2008

The western spotted gummy shark (Mustelus stevensi) is a species of houndshark in the Triakidae family, found in Australian waters. This new species of gummy sharks is a relatively large species.[2]

See also

List of sharks

References

  1. McAuley, R.B. & Kyne, P.M. (2011). "Mustelus stevensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. White, W.T. and P.R. Last, 2008. Description of two new species of gummy sharks, genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from Australian waters. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22.
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