WoRMS taxon details
Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839)
105804 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105804)
accepted
Species
Leptocharius smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mustelus osborni Fowler, 1923 · unaccepted
Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105804 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mustelus osborni Fowler, 1923) Fowler, H. W. (1923). New fishes obtained by the American Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 103: 1-6., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/4546 [details]
original description (of Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mustelus osborni Fowler, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptocharias smithii)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocharius smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus osborni Fowler, 1923)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptocharias smithii RAD109817-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptocharias smithii RAD109818-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Mustelus osborni Fowler, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptocharias smithii)
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocharius smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Mustelus osborni Fowler, 1923)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Triaenodon smithii Müller & Henle, 1839)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptocharias smithii RAD109817-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Leptocharias smithii RAD109818-002)
To PESI
To ITIS
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