''Scyliorhinus'' is a

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of catsharks in the

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Scyliorhinidae Scyliorhinidae is a Family (biology), family of sharks, one of a few families whose members share the common name catsharks, belonging to the Order (biology), order Carcharhiniformes, the ground sharks. Although they are generally known as cats ...

. This genus is known in the

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records from the

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period, late

Albian The Albian is both an age (geology), age of the geologic timescale and a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early/Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch/s ...

age to the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58''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 33 ...

'' Goode & 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, clasp ...

'' K. D. A. Soares, U. L. Gomes & M. R. de Carvalho, 2016Soares, K.D.A., Gomes, U.L. & De Carvalho, M.R. (2016): Taxonomic review of catsharks of the ''Scyliorhinus haeckelii'' group, with the description of a new species (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). ''Zootaxa, 4066 (5): 501-534.'' * ''

Scyliorhinus canicula ''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 ...

'' (

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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 ...

'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 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 ...

'' Maurin & 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, at a depth of . The Comoro catshark is not well-docume ...

'' 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 ...

'' ( 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 The freckled catshark (''Scyliorhinus haeckelii'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelf and upper slope from the western Atlantic from western Venezuela, Suriname, Brazil, and Uruguay, between latitude ...

'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (freckled catshark) * '' Scyliorhinus hesperius'' S. Springer, 1966 (whitesaddled catshark) * '' Scyliorhinus meadi'' S. Springer, 1966 (blotched catshark) * ''

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

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, 1881) (chain catshark) * '' Scyliorhinus stellaris'' (

) (nursehound) * ''

Scyliorhinus tokubee The Izu catshark (''Scyliorhinus tokubee'') is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the waters around Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, ...

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

'' Reinecke, 2014 * †'' Scyliorhinus bloti'' Cappetta, 1980 * †'' Scyliorhinus brumarivulensis'' Underwood & Ward, 2008 * †''

Scyliorhinus cepaeformis ''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 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'' (Woodward, 1889) * †'' Scyliorhinus elongatus'' (Davis, 1887) * †'' Scyliorhinus entomodon'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997 * †'' Scyliorhinus fossilis'' (Leriche, 1927) * †''

Scyliorhinus ivagrantae ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the Family (biology), 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. ( ...

'' Case & Cappetta, 1997 * †'' Scyliorhinus joleaudi'' Cappetta, 1970 * †'' Scyliorhinus kannenbergi'' Leder, 2015 * †'' Scyliorhinus kasenoi'' Karasawa, 1989 * †''

Scyliorhinus luypaertsi ''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the Family (biology), 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. ( ...

'' Halter, 1995 * †'' Scyliorhinus malembeensis'' Dartevelle & Casier, 1959 * †'' Scyliorhinus monsaugustus'' Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013 * †'' Scyliorhinus moosi'' Herman, 1975 * †''

Scyliorhinus muelleri ''Scyliorhinus muelleri'' is an extinct species of ''Scyliorhinus'' that lived during the middle of the Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch. Distribution ''Scyliorhinus muelleri'' is known from fossils found in France France, off ...

'' Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013 * †'' Scyliorhinus musteliformis'' Herman, 1977 * †'' Scyliorhinus ptychtus'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997 * †'' Scyliorhinus reyndersi'' Halter, 1995 * †'' Scyliorhinus suelstorfensis'' Reinecke, 2014 * †'' Scyliorhinus sulcidens'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997 * †'' Scyliorhinus taylorensis'' Cappetta & Case, 1999 * †'' Scyliorhinus tensleepensis'' Case, 1987 * †''

Scyliorhinus trifolius ''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 ...

'' Adnet, 2006 * †'' Scyliorhinus wardi'' Halter, 1990 * †''

Scyliorhinus weemsi ''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 ...

'', 2022 * †''

Scyliorhinus woodwardi ''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, 1976

References

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