2539 Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815) Triakidae Houndsharks Triakinae Carcharhiniformes Elasmobranchii Dusky smooth-hound Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida (USA), northern and western Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Jamaica, Barbados, Bermuda, Bahamas; southern Brazil to northern Argentina; also western Gulf of Mexico and Antilles (Ref. 26938). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Allopatric with <i>Mustelus mustelus</i> and sympatric with <i>Mustelus norrisi</i>. One of the two new allopatric species of canis- norrisi-like smooth-hounds in this region is often confused with this species (Ref. 244). The subspecies <i>Mustelus canis insularis</i>, occurring at several Caribbean islands, was identified by Heemstra (Ref. 27770). AMNH 1011 Mustelus canis AMNH 1013 Mustelus canis AMNH 1014 Mustelus canis AMNH 1018 Mustelus canis AMNH 1026 Mustelus canis AMNH 1767 Mustelus canis AMNH 19475 Mustelus canis AMNH 29393 Mustelus canis AMNH 3642 Mustelus canis AMNH 4748 Mustelus canis AMNH 4749 Mustelus canis AMNH 5 Mustelus canis AMNH 5798 Mustelus canis IGFA 29 N 94 W Mustelus canis IGFA 29 N 94 W Mustelus canis IGFA 38 N 74 W Mustelus canis IGFA 30 N 86 W Mustelus canis IGFA 30 N 86 W Mustelus canis FB 2737205 Squalus canis AMNH 2215 1902 Mustelus canis AMNH 8868 1902 Mustelus canis AMNH 8796 1905 Mustelus canis AMNH 282 1909 Mustelus canis AMNH 362 1909 Mustelus canis AMNH 9783 1909 Mustelus canis AMNH 3643 1912 Mustelus canis AMNH 4778 1915 Mustelus canis AMNH 5306 1915 Mustelus canis AMNH 15667 1931 Mustelus canis AMNH 15668 1931 Mustelus canis AMNH 224721 1931 Mustelus canis AMNH 15078 1932 Mustelus canis AMNH 224877 1961 Mustelus canis ISH 235-1963 1963 Mustelus canis ISH 236-1963 1963 Mustelus canis AMNH 27338 1964 Mustelus canis ISH 1008-1966 1966 Mustelus canis 260 - 280 m ISH 1008-1967 1966 Mustelus canis 260 - 280 m ISH 1068-1966 1966 Mustelus canis 160 - 220 m ISH 1619-1966 1966 Mustelus canis 170 m AMNH 26280 1967 Mustelus canis ISH 2027-1968 1968 Mustelus canis 200 m ISH 2036-1968 1968 Mustelus canis 65 m AMNH 44024 1969 Mustelus canis AMNH 44025 1969 Mustelus canis AMNH 44026 1969 Mustelus canis AMNH 44027 1969 Mustelus canis AMNH 52651 1971 Mustelus canis ISH 151-1971 1971 Mustelus canis 75 m AMNH 44051 1973 Mustelus canis AMNH 44052 1973 Mustelus canis ISH 51-1973 1973 Mustelus canis 97 - 93 m AMNH 76491 1974 Mustelus canis AMNH 32944 1975 Mustelus canis AMNH 82375 1975 Mustelus canis AMNH 221592 1977 Mustelus canis AMNH 40653 1977 Mustelus canis AMNH 85287 1977 Mustelus canis AMNH 53032 1978 Mustelus canis AMNH 57272 1978 Mustelus canis AMNH 40200 1979 Mustelus canis AMNH 40693 1979 Mustelus canis IIPB 415/1987 1979 Mustelus canis 93 - 278 m IIPB 416/1987 1979 Mustelus canis 93 - 278 m ISH 3679-1979 1979 Mustelus canis 100 m ISH 3683-1979 1979 Mustelus canis 62 m ISH 3686-1979 1979 Mustelus canis 100 - 96 m AMNH 38186 1980 Mustelus canis MOVI 24700 1980 Mustelus canis AMNH 75722 1982 Mustelus canis AMNH 55353 1983 Mustelus canis AMNH 222466 1986 Mustelus canis AMNH 221737 1989 Mustelus canis AMNH 58967 1989 Mustelus canis MOVI 00155 1990 Mustelus canis 46 m AMNH 225758 1991 Mustelus canis AMNH 97431 1991 Mustelus canis MOVI 00618-00630 1991 Mustelus canis MOVI 01560-01568 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 01569-01576 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 01577-01590 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 01591-01599 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 01600-01605 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 01606-01612 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 01613-01618 1992 Mustelus canis 50 m MOVI 04890 1995 Mustelus canis 80 m MOVI 08438-08488 1997 Mustelus canis 130 - 164 m MOVI 08693 1997 Mustelus canis 140 m MOVI 08849 1997 Mustelus canis 240 m MOVI 10124 1997 Mustelus canis 315 m