Chain catshark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chain catshark lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scyliorhinus retifer
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Scyliorhinidae

Where does the chain catshark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chain catshark in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the chain catshark endangered?

The chain catshark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chain catshark?

The chain catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Scyliorhinidae, genus Scyliorhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chain catshark

The chain catshark or chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) is a small, reticulated catshark that is biofluorescent. The species is common in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. It is harmless and rarely encountered by humans. It has very similar reproductive traits to the small-spotted catshark (S. canicula).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chain catshark (revision 1369637026), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q648208 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).