Polkadot catshark
| Polkadot catshark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Scyliorhinus |
| Species: | S. besnardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scyliorhinus besnardi S. Springer & Sadowsky, 1970 | |
The polkadot catshark, Scyliorhinus besnardi, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the outer continental shelf off northern Uruguay, between latitudes 31° S and 39° S, at depths between 140 and 190 m. It can grow up to a length of 47 cm.[1] The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Scyliorhinus besnardi" in FishBase. July 2006 version.