Scyllium catulus = Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound, large-spotted catshark) 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 catulus
New Latin name Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name Nederlands: Kathaai
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The nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris), also known as the large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish or bull huss, is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Scyliorhinus stellaris is generally found among rocks or algae at a depth of 20–60m. Growing up to 1.6 m long, the nursehounds have a robust body with a broad, rounded head and two dorsal fins placed far back.
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species: Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
- Scyllium acanthonotum De Filippi, 1857
- Scyllium catulus Müller & Henle, 1838
- Squalus stellaris Linnaeus, 1758
