Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Carcharhiniformes > Scyliorhinidae > Schroederichthys > Schroederichthys chilensisSchroederichthys chilensis (Redspotted catshark; Red-spotted cat shark)Synonyms: Halaelurus chilensis; Scyllium brevicolle; Scyllium chilense Language: Danish; Dutch; French; Mandarin Chinese; Portuguese; Spanish The redspotted catshark, Schroederichthys chilensis, also known as the Chilean catshark, is a species of catshark commonly found in the coastal waters of the southeastern Pacific, from central Peru to southern Chile. They are typically found in the rocky sublittoral areas at the edge of the continental shelf, in waters down to 100 m in depth. They spend the spring, summer, and fall in rocky subtidal areas, but winter in deeper offshore waters due to the strong currents at that time of year. |
Nocturnal [1] | Yes | Water Biome [1] | Coastal | | Diet [1] | Carnivore |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org♦ 2Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras
(Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015; |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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