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Australian grey smooth hound

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Scientific name
  
Mustelus ravidus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Family
  
Triakidae

Higher classification
  
Smooth-hound

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Similar
  
Gulf smooth‑hound, Arabian smooth‑hound, Sharpfin houndshark, Narrowfin smooth‑hound, Sicklefin smooth‑hound

The Australian grey smooth-hound, or grey gummy shark, (Mustelus ravidus) is a species of houndshark, belonging to the family Triakidae, native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean waters surrounding Australia. The shark is widespread in deep coastal waters (100 to 300 meters).

References

Australian grey smooth-hound Wikipedia