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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks
Subfamily: Scyliorhininae
Genus: Scyliorhinus

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by FAO

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Scyliorhinus besnardi Springer & Sadowsky, 1970

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Scyliorhinus besnardi
[Polkadot catshark]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 54 cm TL
Scyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896

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Scyliorhinus boa
[Boa catshark]

Photo by Gomes, U.L.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 46.8 cm TL
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Soares, Gomes & Carvalho, 2016

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Scyliorhinus cabofriensis
[]

Photo by Aquarium Kiel

North Sea (sw coast of Sw
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Scyliorhinus canicula
[Lesser spotted dogfish]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Scyliorhinus capensis (Müller & Henle, 1838)

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Scyliorhinus capensis
[Yellowspotted catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Scyliorhinus cervigoni Maurin & Bonnet, 1970

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Scyliorhinus cervigoni
[West African catshark]
No picture found
 
Scyliorhinus comoroensis
[Comoro cat shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.6 cm TL
 
Scyliorhinus duhamelii
[Duhamel’s catshark]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Scyliorhinus garmani (Fowler, 1934)

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Scyliorhinus garmani
[Brownspotted catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 41.6 cm TL
 
Scyliorhinus hachijoensis
[Cinder cloudy catshark]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Scyliorhinus haeckelii (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

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Scyliorhinus haeckelii
[Freckled catshark]

Photo by Brown, B.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Scyliorhinus hesperius Springer, 1966

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Scyliorhinus hesperius
[Whitesaddled catshark]

Photo by Harris, M.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Scyliorhinus meadi Springer, 1966

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Scyliorhinus meadi
[Blotched catshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881)

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Scyliorhinus retifer
[Chain catshark]

Photo by Océanopolis

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Scyliorhinus stellaris
[Nursehound]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 77.8 cm TL
Scyliorhinus torazame (Tanaka, 1908)

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Scyliorhinus torazame
[Cloudy catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936

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Scyliorhinus torrei
[Dwarf catshark]

Photo by Gomes, U.L.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Scyliorhinus ugoi Soares, Gadig & Gomes, 2015

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Scyliorhinus ugoi
[Dark freckled catshark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scyliorhinus besnardi Polkadot catshark Southwest Atlantic 47 TL 1970
Scyliorhinus boa Boa catshark Western Atlantic 54 TL 1896
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Southwest Atlantic 46.8 TL 2016
Scyliorhinus canicula Lesser spotted dogfish North Sea (sw coast of Sw 100 TL 1758
Scyliorhinus capensis Yellowspotted catshark Southeast Atlantic 122 TL 1838
Scyliorhinus cervigoni West African catshark Eastern Atlantic 76 TL 1970
Scyliorhinus comoroensis Comoro cat shark Western Indian Ocean 1988
Scyliorhinus duhamelii Duhamel’s catshark Mediterranean Sea 43.6 TL 1913
Scyliorhinus garmani Brownspotted catshark Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1934
Scyliorhinus hachijoensis Cinder cloudy catshark Northwest Pacific 41.6 TL 2022
Scyliorhinus haeckelii Freckled catshark Western Atlantic 60 TL 1907
Scyliorhinus hesperius Whitesaddled catshark Western Central Atlantic 47 TL 1966
Scyliorhinus meadi Blotched catshark Western Central Atlantic 49 TL 1966
Scyliorhinus retifer Chain catshark Western Atlantic 48 TL 1881
Scyliorhinus stellaris Nursehound Northeast Atlantic 170 TL 1758
Scyliorhinus torazame Cloudy catshark Northwest Pacific 77.8 TL 1908
Scyliorhinus torrei Dwarf catshark Western Central Atlantic 32 TL 1936
Scyliorhinus ugoi Dark freckled catshark Southwest Atlantic 63 TL 2015



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