Smooth-hound - Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1821
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Near Threatened (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 1 international agreement |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Least Concern
Europe
Near Threatened
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| An scoirneach ballach | Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) | Fishbase |
| Asil köpek baligi | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Astrogaleos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Boca blanca | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Cação-pintado | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Drossitis | Greek | Fishbase |
| Emissole tachetée | French | Fishbase |
| Galeos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Gladde haai | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Glathaj | Danish | Fishbase |
| Glatthai | German | Fishbase |
| Glatthai | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Hvitflekket glatthai | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Mazzola | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mazzola bla xewka | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mazzola tat-tbajja | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Missole | French | Fishbase |
| Musola dentuda | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Musola estrellada | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Musola pintada | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Nordlig hundhaj | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Palomb | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Palombo stellato | Italian | Fishbase |
| Pas cukov | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Pas pena | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Pellumb me ylleza | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Smooth-hound | English | Fishbase |
| Starry smooth hound | English | Fishbase |
| Starry smooth-hound | English | Fishbase |
| Starry smoothound | English | Fishbase |
| Stjernehaj | Danish | Fishbase |
No synonyms available.
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
