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small-spotted catshark
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species of shark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
OverviewAI-generated
The small-spotted catshark, scientifically named *Scyliorhinus canicula*, is a species of marine fish. It belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae within the order Carcharhiniformes and class Elasmobranchii. The taxon is classified under the phylum Chordata and is accepted as a valid species by the World Register of Marine Species. Its authority is listed as Linnaeus, 1758.
Common names for this organism include Sandy dogfish, Pintarroja, Petite Roussette, and Lesser Spotted Dogfish. It is also generally referred to as a dogfish. The species is found in the Atlantic Ocean.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature assesses the conservation status of the small-spotted catshark as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2021.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least Concerndogfish
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
- FamilyScyliorhinidae
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Scyliorhinus
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- Kleingefleckter Katzenhai.jpg
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- taxon rank
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Scyliorhinus canicula
- taxon name
- Scyliorhinus canicula
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- Scyliorhinus canicula
- taxon common name
- mala morska mačka
- short name
- S. canicula
- taxon range
- Atlantic Ocean
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Encyclopedic overview
The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), also known as the sandy dogfish, 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 (1,300 ft). 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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “small-spotted catshark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.