FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

1304 Sharks
Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870
En - Gummy shark; Fr - Emissole gommée; Sp - Musola austral.
Maximum total length about 1.75 m. An abundant inshore and offshore shark of temperate waters,
found on or near the bottom and from the intertidal to a depth of 183 m. Ovoviviparous, without a
yolk-sac placenta. Feeds on crustaceans (including crabs), marine worms, and small fishes. This
small shark is widely fished in Australia, and utilized fresh for human consumption. Western Australia
to southern Queensland, also Tasmania.
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Mustelus griseus Pietschmann, 1908
En - Spotless smooth-hound; Fr - Emissole cotiere; Sp - Musola gris.
Maximum size at least 1 m. A common western Pacific temperate and tropical inshore bottom-dwelling
shark, found down to a depth of at least 51 m. Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta. Probably
feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, especially crustaceans. Regularly fished off Japan, China
and Taiwan Province of China, presumably also caught by local fisheries in the area, but details are
unknown. In the western North Pacific off Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan Province of China, and Viet
Nam, possibly also the Philippines.
Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854
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En - Starspotted smooth-hound; Fr - Emissole etoilée; Sp - Musola celestrial.
Maximum total length to about 1.17 m. An abundant, bottom-living shark found in continental waters,
ranging from the intertidal zone to a depth of at least 360 m. Ovoviviparous, without a yolk-sac
placenta. Feeds mostly on bottom invertebrates. Caught in bottom trawls and on hook-and-line
(sports catches). In the western Pacific southwards to Viet Nam, also recorded from Kenya.
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