39 Species in Family Scyliorhinidae
Nominal species list for Scyliorhinidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Akheilos suwartanai White, Fahmi & Weigmann, 2019 Ambon catshark
Cephaloscyllium albipinnum Last, Motomura & White, 2008 Whitefin swellshark
Cephaloscyllium cooki Last, Séret & White, 2008 Cook’s swellshark
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966 Reticulated swellshark
Cephaloscyllium formosanum Teng, 1962 Formosa swellshark
Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum White & Ebert, 2008 Australian reticulate swellshark
Cephaloscyllium isabella (Bonnaterre, 1788) Draughtsboard shark
Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853) Draughtboard shark
Cephaloscyllium pictum Last, Séret & White, 2008 Painted swellshark
Cephaloscyllium sarawakense Yano, Ahmad & Gambang, 2005 Sarawak pygmy swell shark
Cephaloscyllium signourum Last, Séret & White, 2008 Flagtail swellshark
Cephaloscyllium silasi (Talwar, 1974) Indian swellshark
Cephaloscyllium speccum Last, Séret & White, 2008 Speckled swellshark
Cephaloscyllium stevensi Clark & Randall, 2011 Steven's swellshark
Cephaloscyllium sufflans (Regan, 1921) Balloon shark
Cephaloscyllium umbratile Jordan & Fowler, 1903 Blotchy swell shark
Cephaloscyllium variegatum Last & White, 2008 Saddled swellshark
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880) Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium zebrum Last & White, 2008 Narrowbar swellshark
Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789) Striped catshark
Poroderma pantherinum (Smith, 1838) Leopard catshark
Scyliorhinus besnardi Springer & Sadowsky, 1970 Polkadot catshark
Scyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896 Boa catshark
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Soares, Gomes & Carvalho, 2016
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) Lesser spotted dogfish
Scyliorhinus capensis (Müller & Henle, 1838) Yellowspotted catshark
Scyliorhinus cervigoni Maurin & Bonnet, 1970 West African catshark
Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988 Comoro cat shark
Scyliorhinus duhamelii (Garman, 1913) Duhamel’s catshark
Scyliorhinus garmani (Fowler, 1934) Brownspotted catshark
Scyliorhinus hachijoensis Ito, Fujii, Nohara & Tanaka, 2022 Cinder cloudy catshark
Scyliorhinus haeckelii (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) Freckled catshark
Scyliorhinus hesperius Springer, 1966 Whitesaddled catshark
Scyliorhinus meadi Springer, 1966 Blotched catshark
Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881) Chain catshark
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Nursehound
Scyliorhinus torazame (Tanaka, 1908) Cloudy catshark
Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936 Dwarf catshark
Scyliorhinus ugoi Soares, Gadig & Gomes, 2015 Dark freckled catshark
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