Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Carcharhiniformes > Scyliorhinidae > Scyliorhinus > Scyliorhinus canicula

Scyliorhinus canicula (Small-spotted catshark; Smallspotted catshark; Small-spotted cat shark; Small spotted dog; Sandy dogfish; Rough hound; Rough dog; Lesser spotted dogfish; Fay dog; Dogfish; Small-spotted dogfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), also known as the lesser-spotted dogfish, Rough-hound, or Morgay (in Scotland and Cornwall), is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelves and the uppermost continental slopes off the coasts of Norway and the British Isles south to Senegal and in the Mediterranean, between latitudes 63° N and 12° N. It can grow up to a length of 1 m (3 ft 3 in), and it can weigh more than 2 kg (4.4 lb). It is found primarily over sandy, gravelly, or muddy bottoms from depths of a few metres down to 400 m. S. canicula is one of the most abundant elasmobranchs in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The majority of the populations are stable in most areas.
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Infraspecies

Scyliorhinus canicula var. albomaculata
Scyliorhinus canicula var. canicula

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.601 lbs (726 g)
Female Maturity [1]  7 years 7 months
Male Maturity [1]  4 years 6 months
Litter Size [1]  46
Maximum Longevity [1]  12 years

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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