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Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nursehound
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Common names: Bull huss, Dogfish, Flake
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Ellis, J.R., A. Cruz-Martinez, B.D. Rackham and S.I. Rodgers, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Caught occasionally, predominantly in the shallow waters (13-100 m depth) off the southern and western coasts of the British Isles, and rare in the North Sea. This species was most common on rough inshore grounds (e.g. Gower, Pembrokeshire, Lleyn Peninsula) where maximum catch rates were 18 ind./hr (Ref. 82399).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grande roussette, Alitán, Bull huss, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Scyliorhinus: skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark; rhinus, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish);  stellaris: Latin for starry or of the stars, referring to many large and small black and white spots on body. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 400 m (Ref. 27000), usually 20 - 63 m (Ref. 244).   Subtropical; 63°N - 12°N, 19°W - 37°E

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