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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks

Genus: Scyliorhinus

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Scyliorhinus besnardi
[Polkadot catshark]

Photo by JAMARC

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

Photo by JAMARC
 
Scyliorhinus boa
[Boa catshark]

Photo by Gomes, U.L.

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

Photo by Gomes, U.L.
 
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis
[]

Photo by Aquarium Kiel

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Aquarium Kiel
 
Scyliorhinus canicula
[Lesser spotted dogfish]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

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

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Scyliorhinus capensis
[Yellowspotted catshark]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Scyliorhinus cervigoni
[West African catshark]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Scyliorhinus comoroensis
[Comoro cat shark]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Scyliorhinus garmani
[Brownspotted catshark]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

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

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Scyliorhinus haeckelii
[Freckled catshark]

Photo by Brown, B.

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

Photo by Brown, B.
 
Scyliorhinus hesperius
[Whitesaddled catshark]

Photo by Harris, M.

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

Photo by Harris, M.
 
Scyliorhinus meadi
[Blotched catshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

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

Photo by Murch, A.
 
Scyliorhinus retifer
[Chain catshark]

Photo by Salesjö, A.

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

Photo by Salesjö, A.
 
Scyliorhinus stellaris
[Nursehound]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 41.3 cm TL
 
Scyliorhinus tokubee
[Izu cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Scyliorhinus torazame (Tanaka, 1908)

Photo by FAO
 
Scyliorhinus torazame
[Cloudy catshark]

Photo by FAO

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

Photo by FAO
 
Scyliorhinus torrei
[Dwarf catshark]

Photo by Gomes, U.L.

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

Photo by Gomes, U.L.
 
Scyliorhinus ugoi
[Dark freckled catshark]
17 Species of Family Scyliorhinidae with Genus Scyliorhinus
(Cat sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1970 Scyliorhinus besnardi Polkadot catshark Southwest Atlantic 47 TL
1896 Scyliorhinus boa Boa catshark Western Atlantic 54 TL
2016 Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Southwest Atlantic 46.8 TL
1758 Scyliorhinus canicula Lesser spotted dogfish Northeast Atlantic 100 TL
1838 Scyliorhinus capensis Yellowspotted catshark Southeast Atlantic 122 TL
1970 Scyliorhinus cervigoni West African catshark Eastern Atlantic 76 TL
1988 Scyliorhinus comoroensis Comoro cat shark Western Indian Ocean
1934 Scyliorhinus garmani Brownspotted catshark Indo-West Pacific 38 TL
1907 Scyliorhinus haeckelii Freckled catshark Western Atlantic 60 TL
1966 Scyliorhinus hesperius Whitesaddled catshark Western Central Atlantic 47 TL
1966 Scyliorhinus meadi Blotched catshark Western Central Atlantic 49 TL
1881 Scyliorhinus retifer Chain catshark Western Atlantic 48 TL
1758 Scyliorhinus stellaris Nursehound Northeast Atlantic 170 TL
1992 Scyliorhinus tokubee Izu cat shark Northwest Pacific 41.3 TL
1908 Scyliorhinus torazame Cloudy catshark Northwest Pacific 50 TL
1936 Scyliorhinus torrei Dwarf catshark Western Central Atlantic 32 TL
2015 Scyliorhinus ugoi Dark freckled catshark Southwest Atlantic 63 TL



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