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Mustelus widodoi White & Last, 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Mustelus widodoi White & Last, 2006
Name authority
White & Last, 2006
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Triakidae
Genus
Mustelus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
  7. classElasmobranchii
  8. subclassNeoselachii
  9. infraclassSelachii
  10. superorderGaleomorphi
  11. orderCarcharhiniformes
  12. familyTriakidae Gray, 1851
  13. subfamilyTriakinae Gray, 1851
  14. genusMustelus Linck, 1790
  15. speciesMustelus widodoi White & Last, 2006

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Mustelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
gray smoothhoundMustelus californicus Gill, 1864TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
smooth dogfishMustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815)TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mustelus fasciatus (Garman, 1913)TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mustelus lenticulatus Phillipps, 1932TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mustelus mento Cope, 1877TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
smooth houndMustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Florida smoothhoundMustelus norrisi Springer, 1939TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
whitespotted smooth-houndMustelus palumbes Smith, 1957TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
blackspotted smoothhoundMustelus punctulatus Risso, 1827TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mustelus ravidus White & Last, 2006TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mustelus stevensi White & Last, 2008TriakidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 44 records assigned to Triakidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. White, W. T., & Last, P. R. (2006). Description of two new species of smooth-hounds, Mustelus widodoi and M. ravidus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) from the western central Pacific. Cybium, 30. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:44R3F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.