---
title: "Gulf Smooth-hound"
description: "Mustelus sinusmexicanus — Fische. The Gulf smooth-hound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/gulf-smooth-hound
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gulf Smooth-hound

> Mustelus sinusmexicanus — Fische. The Gulf smooth-hound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic.

- Scientific name: *Mustelus sinusmexicanus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 3
- Wikidata: [Q2673697](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2673697)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106271](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106271)

## Names

- en: Gulf Smooth-hound
- es: Cazón del Golfo
- nl: Golf Van Mexico Toonhaai

## Summary

The Gulf smooth-hound (Mustelus sinusmexicanus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic. The reproduction of this houndshark is placental viviparous.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_smooth-hound

## Photo

![Gulf Smooth-hound](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gulf-smooth-hound/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lisa Jones · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mustelus_sinusmexicanus_NOAA.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gulf-smooth-hound?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).