Tassonomia:

Domain: Eukaryota - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Branch: Deuterostomia - Grobben, 1908
Infrakingdom: Chordonia - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
Phylum: Chordata - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
Subphylum: Vertebrata - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Infraclass: Euselachii
Cohort: Neoselachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes ()
Family: Triakidae - Gray, 1851 - Houndsharks
Subfamily: Triakinae
Genus: Mustelus - Linck, 1790
Specific name: mustelus - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific name: - Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)