Small-spotted catshark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the small-spotted catshark lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scyliorhinus canicula
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Scyliorhinidae

Where does the small-spotted catshark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small-spotted catshark in 15 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Atlantic Ocean.

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 small-spotted catshark endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the small-spotted catshark?

The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Scyliorhinidae, genus Scyliorhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small-spotted catshark

The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), also known as the sandy dogfish, lesser-spotted dogfish, rough-hound or morgay (in Scotland and Cornwall), is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It 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, between latitudes 63° N and 12° N. It can grow up to a length of 1 m (3 ft 3 in), and it can weigh more than 2 kg (4.4 lb). It is found primarily over sandy, gravelly, or muddy bottoms from depths of a few metres down to 400 m (1,310 ft). S. canicula is one of the most abundant elasmobranchs in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The majority of the populations are stable in most areas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small-spotted catshark (revision 1370879131), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q84822 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).