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 Sharks and Their Relatives''

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Scyliorhinus boa'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (boa catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus cabofriensis'' 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'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (small-spotted catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus capensis'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (yellowspotted catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus cervigoni'' Maurin & M. Bonnet, 1970 (West African catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus comoroensis'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 (Comoro catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus garmani'' ( Fowler, 1934) (brownspotted catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus hachijoensis'' (Ito, Fujii, Nohara & Tanaka, 2022) (cinder cloudy catshark)
* ''Scyliorhinus haeckelii'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (freckled catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus hesperius'' S. Springer, 1966 (whitesaddled catshark)
* ''Scyliorhinus meadi'' S. Springer, 1966 (blotched catshark)
* ''Scyliorhinus retifer'' ( Garman, 1881) (chain catshark)
* '' Scyliorhinus stellaris'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (nursehound)
* ''Scyliorhinus tokubee'' 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'' Cappetta & Case, 1999
* †''Scyliorhinus biddlei'' Halter, 1995
* †''Scyliorhinus biformis'' Reinecke, 2014
* †''Scyliorhinus bloti'' Cappetta, 1980
* †''Scyliorhinus brumarivulensis'' Underwood & Ward, 2008
* †''Scyliorhinus cepaeformis'' Halter, 1990
* †'' Scyliorhinus coupatezi'' Herman, 1974
* †'' Scyliorhinus dubius'' (Woodward, 1889)
* †'' Scyliorhinus elongatus'' (Davis, 1887)
* †''Scyliorhinus entomodon'' Noubhani & Cappetta, 1997
* †''Scyliorhinus fossilis'' (Leriche, 1927)
* †'' Scyliorhinus ivagrantae'' Case & Cappetta, 1997
* †'' Scyliorhinus joleaudi'' Cappetta, 1970
* †''Scyliorhinus kannenbergi'' Leder, 2015
* †''Scyliorhinus kasenoi'' Karasawa, 1989
* †'' Scyliorhinus luypaertsi'' Halter, 1995
* †''Scyliorhinus malembeensis'' Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
* †''Scyliorhinus monsaugustus'' Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013
* †''Scyliorhinus moosi'' Herman, 1975
* †''Scyliorhinus muelleri'' 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'' Adnet, 2006
* †''Scyliorhinus wardi'' Halter, 1990
* †''Scyliorhinus weemsi'', 2022
* †''Scyliorhinus woodwardi'' Cappetta, 1976

References

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Extant Albian first appearances
Shark genera
Taxa named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville