Scyliorhinus
Encyclopedia
Scylorhinus is a genus
of catshark
s in the family
Scyliorhinidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of catshark
Catshark
Catsharks are ground sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae, with over 150 known species. While they are generally known as catsharks, many species are commonly called dogfish....
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scyliorhinidae.
Species
- Scyliorhinus besnardi S. SpringerStewart SpringerStewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...
& Sadowsky, 1970 (Polkadot catshark) - Scyliorhinus boa GoodeGeorge Brown GoodeGeorge Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...
& BeanTarleton Hoffman BeanTarleton Hoffman Bean was an American ichthyologist, born at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania on 8 October 1846. He died in Albany, New York on 28 December 1916.-FAMILY AND EDUCATION :...
, 1896 (Boa catshark) - Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Small-spotted catshark)
- Scyliorhinus capensis (J. P. MüllerJohannes Peter MüllerJohannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...
& HenleFriedrich Gustav Jakob HenleFriedrich Gustav Jakob Henle was a German physician, pathologist and anatomist. He is credited with the discovery of the loop of Henle in the kidney. His essay "On Miasma and Contagia" was an early argument for the germ theory of disease...
, 1838) (Yellow-spotted catshark) - Scyliorhinus cervigoni Maurin & Bonnet, 1970 (West African catshark)
- Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988 (Comoro catshark)
- Scyliorhinus garmani (FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1934) (Brownspotted catshark) - Scyliorhinus haeckelii (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (Freckled catshark)
- Scyliorhinus hesperius S. SpringerStewart SpringerStewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...
, 1966 (White-saddled catshark) - Scyliorhinus meadiScyliorhinus meadiThe blotched catshark is a little-known species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found in the western central Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits banks of deep-sea coral at a depth of , feeding on cephalopods, shrimp, and bony fishes. This species can be identified by its wide body and head, and the...
S. SpringerStewart SpringerStewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...
, 1966 (Blotched catshark) - Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881) (Chain catshark)
- Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Nursehound)
- Scyliorhinus tokubee ShiraiShirai Shigeruis a Japanese ichthyologist specializing in elasmobranchs, especially sharks. He graduated from University of Tokyo's Zoology Department with a PhD in Fisheries Science. He is an editor of Japan's Ichthyological Research journal and author of the book, Squalean Phylogeny.- References :...
, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992 (Izu catshark) - Scyliorhinus torazame (S. Tanaka (I)Shigeho Tanakawas a Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He published numerous works on fishes and sharks and co-authored a book on Japanese fish with famous American scientist David Starr Jordan.Publications:...
, 1908) (Cloudy catshark) - Scyliorhinus torrei Howell-RiveroLuis Howell-RiveroLuis Howell-Rivero was a Cuban biologist and anthropologist. In the 1920's and 30's he identified numerous new species of animals, especially fish, in Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean. One example is Squalus cubensis, the Cuban dogfish...
, 1936 (Dwarf catshark) - Scyliorhinus sp. X (Oakley's Catshark)