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Scyllium catulus = Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound, large-spotted catshark)
| Subject: | Scyllium catulus = Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound, large-spotted catshark)
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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
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scyllium_canicula_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ14100109.tif
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 |
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