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Scyliorhinidae

11 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Scyliorhinidae

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (swell shark) is a small eastern Pacific shark with distinct markings and oviparous reproduction.

Cephaloscyllium isabellum, the draughtsboard shark, is a small New Zealand and Tasmanian bottom shark that can inflate and produce a bark-like sound.

Cephaloscyllium laticeps, the Australian swellshark, is an inflatable, hardy catshark endemic to southern Australia's continental shelf.

Poroderma africanum, the pyjama shark, is a striped bottom-dwelling shark found in inshore South African temperate waters.

Poroderma pantherinum, the leopard catshark, is a small bottom-dwelling catshark endemic to South African inshore waters.

Scyliorhinus canicula is a small shallow-water shark that has low current commercial value.

Scyliorhinus stellaris, the nursehound, is a northeastern Atlantic bottom-dwelling nocturnal catshark that hunts benthic prey.

Haploblepharus edwardsii, the puffadder shyshark, is a small South African shark with unique defensive curling behavior and distinct physical traits.

Haploblepharus fuscus (the brown/dark shyshark) is a small sedentary shark found along the South African coast.

Haploblepharus pictus, the dark shyshark, is a small southern African coastal shark known for its defensive curled posture.

Schroederichthys chilensis, the redspotted catshark, is an oviparous catshark with spatial segregation between adults and juveniles.

Related Families

Carcharhinidae 24 species Triakidae 10 species Sphyrnidae 4 species

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