Scyliorhinus

Scyliorhinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species
Scyliorhinus besnardi Scyliorhinus boa Scyliorhinus canicula Scyliorhinus capensis Scyliorhinus cervigoni Scyliorhinus comoroensis Scyliorhinus garmani Scyliorhinus haeckelii Scyliorhinus hesperius Scyliorhinus meadi Scyliorhinus retifer Scyliorhinus stellaris Scyliorhinus tokubee Scyliorhinus torazame Scyliorhinus torrei

Scylorhinus is a genus of catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae.

The small-spotted catshark[?] S. canicula and nursehound[?] S. stellaris are common in European waters, and eaten both fresh and salted.

Species:

• Polkadot catshark[?] Scyliorhinus besnardi - Southwest Atlantic, up to 47 cm
• Boa catshark[?] Scyliorhinus boa - deep water of tropical Atlantic, up to 54 cm
• Small-spotted catshark[?] Scyliorhinus canicula - shallow water of northeast Atlantic, up to 100 cm
• Yellowspotted catshark[?] Scyliorhinus capensis - common off Namibia and South Africa, bycatch in commercial fishing, up to 122 cm
• West African catshark[?] Scyliorhinus cervigoni - bottoms of eastern Atlantic continental shelf, subsistence fishing off West Africa, up to 76 cm
• Comoro cat shark[?] Scyliorhinus comoroensis
• Brownspotted catshark[?] Scyliorhinus garmani
• Freckled catshark[?] Scyliorhinus haeckelii
• Whitesaddled catshark[?] Scyliorhinus hesperius
• Blotched catshark[?] Scyliorhinus meadi
• Chain catshark[?] Scyliorhinus retifer
• Nursehound[?] Scyliorhinus stellaris
• Izu cat shark[?] Scyliorhinus tokubee
• Cloudy catshark[?] Scyliorhinus torazame
• Dwarf catshark[?] Scyliorhinus torrei