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title: "Dusky Smooth-hound"
description: "Mustelus canis — Pesci. The dusky smooth-hound (Mustelus canis), also called the smooth dogfish or the dog shark, is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/dusky-smooth-hound
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dusky Smooth-hound

> Mustelus canis — Pesci. The dusky smooth-hound (Mustelus canis), also called the smooth dogfish or the dog shark, is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae.

- Scientific name: *Mustelus canis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1922
- Wikidata: [Q941962](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q941962)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49961](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49961)

## Names

- en: Dusky Smooth-hound
- de: Dunkler Glatthai
- es: Cazón dientón
- fr: Émissole douce
- nl: Donkere toonhaai

## Countries with the most observations

US (1822)

## Summary

The dusky smooth-hound (Mustelus canis), also called the smooth dogfish or the dog shark, is a species of houndshark in the family Triakidae. This shark is an olive grey or brown in color, and may have shades of yellow or grayish white. Females live to 16 years and males have a lifespan of 10 years. M. canis was the first shark recognised to have viral infections.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232402874

## Machine access

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