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Gummy shark
Gummy shark caught in Hastings, Western Port, Victoria
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:
Selachimorpha
Order:
Carcharhiniformes
Family:
Triakidae
Genus:
Mustelus
Species:
M. antarcticus
Binomial name
Mustelus antarcticus
Günther, 1870
Common distribution for flake in southern Australia
Synonyms
Mustelus walkeri (eastern spotted gummy shark) W. T. White & Last, 2008
The gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus), also known as the Australian smooth hound, flake, sweet william or smooth dog-shark, is a species of ground shark in the genus Mustelus of the family Triakidae. These small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling sharks are found mostly in, but are not limited to, the area around the southern seas of Australia and is commonly baited and fished for cuisine because of its taste and market prices. According to a 2021 paper by White, Arunrugstichai & Naylorn (2021), Mustelus walkeri (eastern spotted gummy shark) is the same animal as M. antarcticus.[2] One theory is that M. walkeri is a subpopulation of M. antarcticus.
^Walker, T.I. (2016). "Mustelus antarcticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T39355A68634159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T39355A68634159.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^White, William T.; Arunrugstichai, Sirachai; Naylor, Gavin J.P. (June 2021). "Revision of the genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) in the northern Indian Ocean, with description of a new species and a discussion on the validity of M. walkeri and M. ravidus". Marine Biodiversity. 51 (3): 42. doi:10.1007/s12526-021-01161-4. ISSN 1867-1616. S2CID 233582631.
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