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title: "Stervlektoonhaai"
description: "Mustelus manazo — Vissen. The starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/starspotted-smooth-hound
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Stervlektoonhaai

> Mustelus manazo — Vissen. The starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae.

- Scientific name: *Mustelus manazo*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 23
- Wikidata: [Q1870221](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1870221)
- iNaturalist taxon: [106262](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/106262)

## Names

- en: Starspotted Smooth-hound
- de: Sternenfleck-Glatthai
- es: Musola celestial
- nl: Stervlektoonhaai

## Countries with the most observations

JP (6), TW (6)

## Summary

The starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae. It is a medium-sized shark with irregular white spots across its body. It is found in Northwestern Pacific as well as Kenyan water. This shark mainly inhabits shallow seas and feeds on benthic animals. This shark is ovoviviparous and gives birth to 2-6 larvae per clutch. Currently, due to overfishing, this species is on the edge of extinction.

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

## Photo

![Stervlektoonhaai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/starspotted-smooth-hound/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chao 江星辰 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350734657

## Machine access

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