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Mustelus mosis in life
In life — Arabian Smooth-hound, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Balazs Buzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Balazs Buzas
BPBM 31832Ichthyology

Mustelus mosis

Arabian Smooth-hound

As recorded: Mustelus mosis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899

Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Triakidae

Collected by
Eli Kalmanson
Date
November 4, 1986
Locality
Eilat; off Heinz Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory
Island
Eilat
Depth
200 m
Record type
Preserved specimen

Mustelus mosis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-08.

Mustelus mosis observed 2026-08-08

2026-08-08

Al Bahri Road, Muscat, OM

(c) Talal Al-Musafir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mustelus mosis observed 2024-02-16

2024-02-16

Uthungulu, ZA-NL, ZA

(c) Jon Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Mustelus mosis observed 2021-09-21

2021-09-21

Fujairah - United Arab Emirates

(c) Balazs Buzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Mustelus mosis observed 2020-02-27

2020-02-27

Fujairah - United Arab Emirates

(c) Balazs Buzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Mustelus mosis observed 2020-02-27

2020-02-27

Fujairah - United Arab Emirates

(c) Balazs Buzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Mustelus mosis observed 2020-02-20

2020-02-20

Fujairah - United Arab Emirates

(c) Balazs Buzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mustelus mosis. BPBM 31832. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37627940. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/31832.

Record sources