Scyliorhinus canicula syn. Scyllium canicula
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Scyllium canicula
New Latin name Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name Nederlands: Hondshaai
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scyllium_canicula_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ14100111.tif

The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), also known as the sandy dogfish, lesser-spotted dogfish, rough-hound or morgay, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. Scyliorhinus canicula 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. The lesser-spotted dogfishes are small, shallow-water sharks with a slender body and a blunt head. The upper side of the body is greyish brown with dark brown spots. Individual small-spotted catsharks have different personality traits. Some individuals are more sociable than others, some more aggressive, some more exploratory in nature.

Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species: Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)