dogfish
Scyliorhinus canicula
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
- Genus
- Scyliorhinus
Where to Find
Found in 29 diving areas across 13 countries and 1 regions.
- Ksamil, Albania - 1 records
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 27 records
- Istria Peninsula, Croatia - 69 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 423 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 162 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 345 records
- Larnaca, Cyprus - 4 records
- Paphos & Coral Bay, Cyprus - 5 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 235 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 15387 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 8247 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 6 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 5 records
- Comino, Malta - 10 records
- Gozo, Malta - 10 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 24 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 34 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 172 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 116 records
- Costa Brava, Spain - 26 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 983 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 22 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 55 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 9481 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 9 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 6858 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 16 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 207 records