''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)
''Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives''

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Scyliorhinus boa The boa catshark (''Scyliorhinus boa'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelves and insular slopes of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between latitudes 20° N and 9° N, at depths between ...

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& T. H. Bean, 1896 (boa catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus cabofriensis ''Scyliorhinus cabofriensis'' is a species of catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro southeastern Brazil. This species is distinguished from all southwestern Atlantic congeners by its color pattern, cla ...

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) (small-spotted catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus capensis The yellowspotted catshark (''Scyliorhinus capensis'') is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the southeast Atlantic, from Lüderitz, Namibia to central Natal, South Africa, between latitudes 0° and 37° S. It can gro ...

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, 1838) (yellowspotted catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus cervigoni The West African catshark (''Scyliorhinus cervigoni'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic between latitudes 20° N and 17° S, at depths between 45 and 500 m. It can grow up to a length of . At one ...

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& M. Bonnet, 1970 (West African catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus comoroensis The Comoro catshark (''Scyliorhinus comoroensis'') is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. The holotype and only specimen was taken from the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's ...

'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 (Comoro catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus garmani The brownspotted catshark (''Scyliorhinus garmani'') is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 11° N and 12° S. Its juvenile length is about 38 cm, but its adult size is mostly unk ...

'' ( Fowler, 1934) (brownspotted catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus hachijoensis The cinder cloudy catshark (''Scyliorhinus hachijoensis'') is a species of catshark from the Pacific Ocean; all specimens identified have been from the area around the Izu Islands, Japan. The species is a close relative of the cloudy catshark ...

'' (Ito, Fujii, Nohara & Tanaka, 2022) (cinder cloudy catshark) * '' Scyliorhinus haeckelii'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (freckled catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus hesperius ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' S. Springer, 1966 (whitesaddled catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus meadi ''Scyliorhinus meadi'', the blotched catshark, is a little-known species of catshark, and part of the family Catshark, Scyliorhinidae, found in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits banks of deep-sea coral at depths of , feeding on ce ...

'' S. Springer, 1966 (blotched catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus retifer The chain catshark or chain dogfish (''Scyliorhinus retifer'') is a small, reticulated catshark that is biofluorescent. The species is common in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, Caribbean. It is harmless and rarely encoun ...

'' ( Garman, 1881) (chain catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus stellaris The nursehound (''Scyliorhinus stellaris''), also known as the large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish or bull huss, is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is general ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) (nursehound) * ''

Scyliorhinus tokubee The Izu catshark (''Scyliorhinus tokubee'') is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the waters around Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated ...

'' Shirai, S. Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992 (Izu catshark) * '' Scyliorhinus torazame'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (cloudy catshark) * ''

Scyliorhinus torrei The dwarf catshark (''Scyliorhinus torrei'') is a catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found off the coast of southern Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba and is also known as the whitespotted catshark and Cuban catshark. Descri ...

'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (dwarf catshark) * '' Scyliorhinus ugoi'' K. D. A. Soares, Gadig & U. L. Gomes, 2015 (dark freckled catshark)

Extinct species

* †'' Scyliorhinus ambliatlanticus'' Lautiro Mora, 1999 * †'' Scyliorhinus angustus'' (Münster, 1843) * †''

Scyliorhinus antiquus ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' (Agassiz, 1843) * †'' Scyliorhinus arambourgi'' Cappetta, 1980 * †''

Scyliorhinus arlingtonensis ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Cappetta & Case, 1999 * †'' Scyliorhinus biddlei'' Halter, 1995 * †'' Scyliorhinus biformis'' Reinecke, 2014 * †''

Scyliorhinus bloti ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Cappetta, 1980 * †'' Scyliorhinus brumarivulensis'' Underwood & Ward, 2008 * †'' Scyliorhinus cepaeformis'' Halter, 1990 * †''

Scyliorhinus coupatezi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Herman, 1974 * †''

Scyliorhinus dubius ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' (Woodward, 1889) * †''

Scyliorhinus elongatus ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' (Davis, 1887) * †'' Scyliorhinus entomodon'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997 * †'' Scyliorhinus fossilis'' (Leriche, 1927) * †''

Scyliorhinus ivagrantae ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Case & Cappetta, 1997 * †''

Scyliorhinus joleaudi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Cappetta, 1970 * †''

Scyliorhinus kannenbergi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the Family (biology), family Catshark, Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithau ...

'' Leder, 2015 * †''

Scyliorhinus kasenoi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Karasawa, 1989 * †''

Scyliorhinus luypaertsi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Halter, 1995 * †'' Scyliorhinus malembeensis'' Dartevelle & Casier, 1959 * †''

Scyliorhinus monsaugustus ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013 * †'' Scyliorhinus moosi'' Herman, 1975 * †'' Scyliorhinus muelleri'' Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013 * †'' Scyliorhinus musteliformis'' Herman, 1977 * †''

Scyliorhinus ptychtus ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997 * †'' Scyliorhinus reyndersi'' Halter, 1995 * †''

Scyliorhinus suelstorfensis ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology ...

'' Reinecke, 2014 * †''

Scyliorhinus sulcidens ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997 * †''

Scyliorhinus taylorensis ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology ...

'' Cappetta & Case, 1999 * †''

Scyliorhinus tensleepensis ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Case, 1987 * †'' Scyliorhinus trifolius'' Adnet, 2006 * †''

Scyliorhinus wardi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...

'' Halter, 1990 * †'' Scyliorhinus weemsi'', 2022 * †'' Scyliorhinus woodwardi'' Cappetta, 1976

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q141030 Extant Albian first appearances Shark genera Taxa named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville