Species details : Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Accepted scientific name:
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Scyliorhinus stellaris  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Scyliorhinus besnardi (non Springer & Sadowsky, 1970) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Scyliorhinus besnardi (non Springer & Sadowsky, 1970)
Scyllium acanthonotum De Filippi, 1857 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Scyllium acanthonotum De Filippi, 1857
Scyllium catulus Müller & Henle, 1838 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Scyllium catulus Müller & Henle, 1838
Squalus stellaris Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Squalus stellaris Linnaeus, 1758
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Dac-deti - Albanian Albania Click here to show the literature
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Hartouka gata - Arabic Morocco Click here to show the literature
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Irsh - Arabic Egypt Click here to show the literature
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Kalb bahar - Arabic Libya Click here to show the literature
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Kalb el bah'r - Arabic Lebanon Click here to show the literature
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Kelb bahr - Arabic Tunisia Click here to show the literature
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Kelb el bahr - Arabic Lebanon Click here to show the literature
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Gatvaire - Catalan Spain(Catalunya) Click here to show the literature
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Máčka víceskvrnitá - Czech - Click here to show the literature
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Storplettet rødhaj - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Kathaai - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature
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Bull huss - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Dogfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Flake - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Flake catfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Greate-spotted dogfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Greater spotted dogfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Hound - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Large-spotted dogfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Larger spotted dogfish - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Nurse - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Nurse-hound - English Isle of Man Click here to show the literature
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Nursehound - English Malta Click here to show the literature
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Nursehound - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Rigg - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Täpläpunahai - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Chat-rochier - French France Click here to show the literature
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Gat rouquin - French France Click here to show the literature
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Grande roussette - French France Click here to show the literature
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Roussette - French Morocco Click here to show the literature
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Roussette à grandes taches - French France Click here to show the literature
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Großer Katzenhai - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Großgefleckter Katzenhai - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Hundshai - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Katzenhai - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Pantherhai - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Gildon cokhavi - Hebrew Israel Click here to show the literature
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Attupardu - Italian Italy(Palermo.) Click here to show the literature
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Barbe - Italian Italy(Molfetta.) Click here to show the literature
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Bardé - Italian Italy(Molfetta.) Click here to show the literature
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Diobarda - Italian Italy(Brindisi.) Click here to show the literature
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Gata nostrana - Italian Italy(Venezia.) Click here to show the literature
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Gata sciava - Italian Italy(Venezia.) Click here to show the literature
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Gatta d'argua - Italian Italy(Imperia.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattopardo - Italian Italy(Livorno, Genova, and Roma.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattopardo - Italian Malta Click here to show the literature
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Gattu di mari - Italian Italy(Cagliari.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattu steddari - Italian Italy(Cagliari.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattubardu - Italian Italy(Crotone and Olbia.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattuccio - Italian Italy(Pescara.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattucia - Italian Italy(Ancona.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattupardu - Italian Italy(Napoli.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattuso - Italian Italy(Genova.) Click here to show the literature
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Grande rosetta - Italian Italy Click here to show the literature
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Jattaredda - Italian Italy(Trapani.) Click here to show the literature
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Jattefarre - Italian Italy(Taranto.) Click here to show the literature
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Jattolla - Italian Italy(Bari.) Click here to show the literature
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Jattupaddu 'i rocca - Italian Italy(Messina.) Click here to show the literature
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Jattuparda - Italian Italy(Torre del Greco.) Click here to show the literature
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Jattupardu - Italian Italy(Catania.) Click here to show the literature
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Labardu - Italian Italy(Porto Empedocle.) Click here to show the literature
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Liobardo - Italian Italy(Brindisi.) Click here to show the literature
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Sgatto - Italian Italy(Napoli.) Click here to show the literature
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Gattarell - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Gattarell tal-blat - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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Gattarell Tar-Rukkal - Maltese Malta(Mediterranean) Click here to show the literature
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Qattus tar-rukkal - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature
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斑点猫鲨 Ban dian mao sha Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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斑點貓鯊 Ban dian mao sha Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Govag - Manx Isle of Man Click here to show the literature
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Gatopsaraki - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Gátos - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Skylláki - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Skyllopsaro - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Γάτα Gata Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Γατάκι Gataki Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Γάτος Gatos Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Γατοψαράκι Gatopsaraki Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Σκυλάκι Skylaki Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Σκύλος Skylos Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Σκυλόψαρο Skylopsaro Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature
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Storflekket rødhai - Norwegian Norway Click here to show the literature
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Rekinek panterka a. plamisty - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Gata - Portuguese Angola Click here to show the literature
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Gata - Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature
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Gata - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Pata-roxa-gata - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Pata-roxa-grande - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature
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Patarroxa-gata - Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature
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Patarroxa-grande - Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature
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Akula-koshka - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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акула большая пятнистая - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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Macka mrkulja - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature
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Morska macka - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature
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Alitán - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Breka - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Cazó nazopado - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gat - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gat vayre - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gata - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gatet - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gato marino - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gatún - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Gatvayra - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Lija - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Lixa - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Moma - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Momarra - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Muxina - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Patarroxa - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Pintarroja - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Pitarrosa - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Renuda - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature
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Storfläckig rödhaj - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature
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Bozlekelikedi balığı - Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature
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Kedi baligi - Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Elasmobranchii FishBase
Order Carcharhiniformes FishBase
Family Scyliorhinidae FishBase
Genus Scyliorhinus FishBase
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: Shetlands (rare), southern Scandinavia and British Isles to Morocco, including the Mediterranean. Distribution southward of this range is uncertain.
Lifezones: Marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=854
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd9c54d1-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401