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title: "Australische toonhaai"
description: "Mustelus antarcticus — Vissen. The gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus), also known as the Australian smooth hound, flake, sweet william or smooth dog-shark, is a species of ground shark in the genus Mustelus of the family Triakidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gummy-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australische toonhaai

> Mustelus antarcticus — Vissen. The gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus), also known as the Australian smooth hound, flake, sweet william or smooth dog-shark, is a species of ground shark in the genus Mustelus of the family Triakidae.

- Scientific name: *Mustelus antarcticus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 160
- Wikidata: [Q2554167](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2554167)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106252](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106252)

## Names

- en: Gummy Shark
- de: Australischer Glatthai
- es: Musola austral
- nl: Australische toonhaai
- pt: Cação-antártico

## Countries with the most observations

AU (140)

## Summary

The gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus), also known as the Australian smooth hound, flake, sweet william or smooth dog-shark, is a species of ground shark in the genus Mustelus of the family Triakidae. These small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling sharks are found mostly in, but are not limited to, the area around the southern seas of Australia and are commonly baited and fished for cuisine because of its taste and market prices. According to a 2021 paper by White, Arunrugstichai & Naylorn (2021), Mustelus walkeri (eastern spotted gummy shark) is the same animal as M. antarcticus. One theory is that M. walkeri is a subpopulation…

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

## Photo

![Australische toonhaai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gummy-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: F. Schönfeld · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mustelus_antarcticus1.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gummy-shark?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).