Scyliorhinus capensis  (Müller & Henle, 1838)

Yellowspotted catshark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)
Etymology: Scyliorhinus: Greek, skylla = a kind of shark + Greek, rhinos = nose (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 495 m (Ref. 5578).   Subtropical; 0°S - 37°S, 0°W - 29°E (Ref. 57015)

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 68 - 70 cm
Max length : 122 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Bright yellow or golden spots on a dark grey body with irregular blotches and saddles (Ref. 5578), cream below (Ref. 5510); 2nd dorsal much smaller than 1st (Ref. 5578). Small anterior nasal flaps that do not reach mouth, no nasoral grooves (Ref. 244).

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: Lüderitz, Namibia to central Natal, South Africa.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A common inshore to offshore catshark. Prefers to feed on small bony fishes and crustaceans, also cephalopods (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Near Threatened (NT) 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; gamefish: yes
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00301 (-0.14572 - 0.15174), b=3.15 (3.06 - 3.24), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.6 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec = 1).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (57 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   .