Scyliorhinus

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