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title: "Kleinaugen-Glatthai"
description: "Mustelus higmani — Fische. The smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/smalleye-smooth-hound
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kleinaugen-Glatthai

> Mustelus higmani — Fische. The smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae.

- Scientific name: *Mustelus higmani*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 3
- Wikidata: [Q1951908](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1951908)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106259](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106259)

## Names

- en: Smalleye Smooth-hound
- de: Kleinaugen-Glatthai
- es: Cazón amarillo
- fr: Émissole ti-yeux
- nl: Kleinoogtoonhaai

## Summary

The smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is found on the continental shelves of the western Atlantic, between latitudes 11° N and 36° S, from the surface to a depth of 900 m (3,000 ft). It can grow up to a length of 70 cm (28 in). The reproduction of this shark is viviparous, with one to seven pups per litter.

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

## Photo

![Kleinaugen-Glatthai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smalleye-smooth-hound/medium.jpg)

Photo: D Ross Robertson · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mustelus_higmani_SI3.jpg

## Machine access

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