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Scyliorhinus stellaris
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
- Genus
- Scyliorhinus
Where to Find
Found in 15 diving areas across 8 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 11 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 84 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 54 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 72 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 8 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 46 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 8 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 4 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 1 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 2 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 2 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 150 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 3 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 5 records