Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks
Subfamily: Scyliorhininae
Genus: Poroderma

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Photo by Zsilavecz, G.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 101 cm TL
Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789)

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Poroderma africanum
[Striped catshark]

Photo by Scheepers, C.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Poroderma pantherinum (Smith, 1838)

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Poroderma pantherinum
[Leopard catshark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Poroderma africanum Striped catshark Southeast Atlantic 101 TL 1789
Poroderma pantherinum Leopard catshark Southeast Atlantic 84 TL 1838



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