Scyliorhinus

Scyliorhinus Temporal range: 104–0 Ma^[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Albian to Present

Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Type species
Squalus canicula Linnaeus, 1758

Scylorhinus is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae.

Species

Scyliorhinus besnardi S. Springer & Sadowsky, 1970 (Polkadot catshark)
Scyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896 (Boa catshark)
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Small-spotted catshark)
Scyliorhinus capensis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (Yellow-spotted catshark)
Scyliorhinus cervigoni Maurin & Bonnet, 1970 (West African catshark)
Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988 (Comoro catshark)
Scyliorhinus garmani (Fowler, 1934) (Brownspotted catshark)
Scyliorhinus haeckelii (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (Freckled catshark)
Scyliorhinus hesperius S. Springer, 1966 (White-saddled catshark)
Scyliorhinus meadi S. Springer, 1966 (Blotched catshark)
Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881) (Chain catshark)
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Nursehound)
Scyliorhinus tokubee Shirai, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992 (Izu catshark)
Scyliorhinus torazame (S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (Cloudy catshark)
Scyliorhinus torrei Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Dwarf catshark)
Scyliorhinus sp. X (Oakley's Catshark)

References

^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Scyliorhinus in FishBase. February 2011 version.

Extant catshark species

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii Subdivision Selachii Order Carcharhiniformes

Apristurus	Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus) A. albisoma A. aphyodes Brown catshark (A. brunneus) Hoary catshark (A. canutus) Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis) A. fedorovi Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus) Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi) Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus) A. internatus Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris) Japanese catshark (A. japonicus) Longnose catshark (A. kampae) Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii) Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus) Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus) Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus) Ghost catshark (A. manis) Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper) Smalleye catshark (A. microps) Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus) Largenose catshark (A. nasutus) Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis) A. pinguis Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus) Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum) Broadgill catshark (A. riveri) Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha) Pale catshark (A. sibogae) South China catshark (A. sinensis) Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps) Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)

Asymbolus	Australian spotted catshark (A. analis) Blotched catshark (A. funebris) Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus) Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus) Dwarf catshark (A. parvus) Orange spotted catshark(A. rubiginosus) Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus) Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)

Atelomycterus	Bali catshark (A. baliensis) Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus) Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi) Eastern banded catshark (A. marnkalha) Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)

Aulohalaelurus	New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum) Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)

Bythaelurus	Arabian catshark (B. alcockii) Dusky catshark (B. canescens) Broadhead cat shark (B. clevai) New Zealand catshark (B. dawsoni) Bristly catshark (B. hispidus) Spotless catshark (B. immaculatus) Sombre catshark (B. incanus) Mud catshark (B. lutarius)

Cephaloscyllium	Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum) Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum) Cook's swellshark (C. cooki) Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum) Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum) Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum) Australian swellshark (C. laticeps) Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum) Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum) Painted swellshark (C. pictum) Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis) Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum) Indian swellshark (C. silasi) Speckled swellshark (C. speccum) Balloon shark (C. sufflans) Blotchy swell shark (C. umbratile) Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum) Swellshark (C. ventriosum) Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)

Cephalurus	Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)

Figaro	Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani) Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)

Galeus	Antilles catshark (G. antillensis) Roughtail catshark (G. arae) Atlantic sawtail catshark (G. atlanticus) Longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati) Gecko catshark (G. eastmani) Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis) Longnose sawtail catshark (G. longirostris) Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus) Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei) Mouse catshark (G. murinus) Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis) Peppered catshark (G. piperatus) African sawtail catshark (G. polli) G. priapus Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri) Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi) Springer's sawtail catshark (G. springeri)

Halaelurus	Speckled catshark (H. boesemani) Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri) Lined catshark (H. lineatus) Indonesian speckled catshark (H. maculosus) Tiger catshark (H. natalensis) Quagga catshark (H. quagga) Rusty catshark (H. sellus)

Haploblepharus	Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus)

Holohalaelurus	Honeycomb Izak (H. favus) Grinning Izak (H. grennian) Crying Izak (H. melanostigma) White-spotted Izak (H. punctatus) Izak catshark (H. regani)

Parmaturus	White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus) White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis) Beige catshark (P. bigus) Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis) Velvet catshark (P. lanatus) McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani) Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus) Salamander shark (P. pilosus) Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus) Shorttail catshark (Parmaturus sp. A)

Pentanchus	Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)

Poroderma	Pyjama shark (P. africanum) Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)

Schroederichthys	Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius) Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis) Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus) Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus) Slender catshark (S. tenuis)

Scyliorhinus	Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi) Boa catshark (S. boa) Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula) Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis) West African catshark (S. cervigoni) Comoro cat shark (S. comoroensis) Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani) Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii) Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius) Blotched catshark (S. meadi) Chain catshark (S. retifer) Nursehound (S. stellaris) Izu catshark (S. tokubee) Cloudy catshark (S. torazame) Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)

Scyliorhinus

Species

See also

References