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Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Carcharhiniformes
family
Scyliorhinidae
genus
Scyliorhinus
species
Scyliorhinus torrei

Name

Synonyms
Catulus boae Sánchez-Roig, 1931
Scylliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936
Homonyms
Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936
Common names
Alitán enano in Spanish
Cat shark in English
Dværgrødhaj in Danish
Dwarf Catshark in English
Dwarf cat shark in English
Dwarf catshark in English
Dwergkathaai in Dutch
Gatica in Spanish
Gatica prieta in Spanish
Kääbus-koerhai in Estonian
Roussette naine in French
dwarf cat shark in English
dwarf catshark in English
gatica prieta in Spanish
غرَّاء قزمة in Arabic
横带猫鲨 in language.
横带猫鲨 in language.
橫帶貓鯊 in language.
Dwarf Catshark in English
Alitán Enano in Spanish
Cuban Catshark in English
Roussette naine in French
Whitespotted Catshark in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and Lynne R. Parenti, 2001: null. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 253.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 2.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  5. McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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