Scyliorhinus canicula

Scyliorhinus canicula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species: Scyliorhinus canicula

Name

• Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Type locality: Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic [original: "in Oceano Europe"]; localities include Penzance, Cornwall, England, Northeastern Atlantic; Rome and Venice, Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria, Mediterranean Sea
  • Original combination: Squalus canicula

Synonyms

• Scyliorhinus albomaculata, var. canicula Pietschmann, 1906: 98
• Squalus catulus Linnaeus, 1758: 235
• Catulus duhamelii Garman, 1913: 73
• Squalus elegans Blainville, 1825: 73, Pl. 18 (fig. 1)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 234. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ahlem Amina Taleb Bendiab, Salim Mouffok & Zitouni Boutiba, 2012: Reproductive biology and growth of Lesser Spotted Dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) in Western Algerian coasts (Chondrichthyes, Scyliorhinidae). Biodiversity journal, 3(1): 41–48. [1].
• Capapé C., 1977: Contribution à la biologie des Scyliorhinidae des côtes tunisiennes. I. Scyliorhinus canicula (Linné, 1758): répartition géographique et bathymétrique, sexualité, reproduction, fécondité. Bulletin de l’Office National des Pêches de Tunisie, 1: 83–101.
• Capapé C., Tomasini J.A & Bouchereau J.L., 1991: Observations sur la biologie de reproduction de la petite roussette, Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pisces, Scyliorhinidae du golfe du Lion (France méridionale). Ichtyophysiologica Acta, 13: 87–109.
• Capapé C., Vergner Y., Reynaud C., Guéllorget O. & Quignard J.P., 2008: Maturity, fecundity and occurrence of the smallspotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) off the Languedoc coast (Southern France, northwestern Mediterranean). Vie et Milieu., 58: 47–55.

Links

• Scyliorhinus canicula in the World Register of Marine Species
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Swedish Museum of Natural History Ichthyology name database

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Touilh-traezh
català: Gat (tauró)
corsu: Gattucciu
čeština: Máčka skvrnitá
dansk: Rødhaj
Deutsch: Kleingefleckter Katzenhai
English: Small-spotted catshark
español: Pintarroja, pintarrosa o pintada de Cantabria
eesti: Koerhai
euskara: Katuarrain
suomi: Pistepunahai
français: Petite roussette, chat marin, chat de mer
Gàidhlig: Biorach
galego: Melgacho, cazacú, rilón
hrvatski: Mačka bljedica
magyar: Kispettyes macskacápa
italiano: Gattuccio
Nederlands: Hondshaai
norsk: Småflekket rødhai
polski: Rekinek psi
پنجابی: نکی ٹھمکنی بلی شارک
português: Scyliorhinus canicula
русский: Обыкновенная кошачья акула
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Mačka bljedica
svenska: Småfläckig rödhaj
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Scyliorhinus canicula