Synonyms: Leptocharias smithi, Mustelus osborni, Triaenodon smithii
Common name: Barbeled houndshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Leptocharias Smith, 1838
Family: Leptochariidae Gray, 1851
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii