A relatively small slender grey to greyish-brown shark, often with white spots scattered over the back. The Gummy Shark, along with the School Shark (Galeorhinus galeus) provides much of the 'flake' sold in fish and chips shops in southern Australia

At a glance

Habitat An inshore and offshore shark found from intertidal waters to a depth of 350 m
Size Can grow to around 1.85m
Origin Native
Distribution Southern Australian waters from WA to NSW including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australian waters from WA to NSW including Tasmania
Habitat
An inshore and offshore shark found from intertidal waters to a depth of 350 m
Size
Can grow to around 1.85m
Common Name Gummy Shark
Aliases Australian Smooth Hound, Flake, Smooth Dog-shark, Sweet William, White-spotted Gummy Shark,
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassChondrichthyes
SubclassElasmobranchii
OrderCarcharhiniformes
FamilyTriakidae
GenusMustelus
SpeciesMustelus antarcticus
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