palumbes, Mustelus Smith [J. L. B.] 1957:358, Figs. 1E-F [South African Journal of Science v. 53 (no. 14); ref. 12172] Knysna Estuary, Cape Province, South Africa. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 24. Paratypes or additional material: not researched. •Valid as Mustelus palumbes Smith 1957 -- (Compagno 1984:422 [ref. 6846], Bass et al. 1986:82 [ref. 5638], Compagno et al. 1991:85 [ref. 21083], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:76 [ref. 25472], Compagno 1999:482 [ref. 25589], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:64 [ref. 28072], Weigmann 2016:49 [ref. 34211], Compagno 2016:1281 [ref. 34544], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:76 [ref. 37302], Ebert et al. 2021:57 [ref. 38234], James & Ebert 2022:502 [ref. 39663], Leeney 2024:58 [ref. 40985]). Current status: Valid as Mustelus palumbes Smith 1957. Triakidae: Triakinae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Namibia south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: marine.