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Scyliorhinus
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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
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