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Scyliorhinus stellaris  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 160067

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Squalus stellaris Linnaeus, 1758
  
  Common Name(s): nursehound [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassChondrichthyes  -- cartilaginous fishes, condrictes, peixe cartilaginoso, poissons cartilagineux, raies, rays, requins, sharks, tubarão  
             SubclassElasmobranchii  -- cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks, skates, torpedoes  
                SuperorderEuselachii   
                   OrderCarcharhiniformes  -- ground sharks  
                      FamilyScyliorhinidae Gill, 1862 -- cat sharks, catsharks, pejegatos, roussettes  
                         GenusScyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 -- spotted cat sharks  
                            SpeciesScyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) -- nursehound  
       

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  Source: F. A. O., database (version 1.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Scyliorhinus stellaris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Scyliorhinus stellaris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Compagno, Leonard J. V.  
  Publication Date: 1984   
  Article/Chapter Title: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 2   
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  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
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  Reference for: Scyliorhinus stellaris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Scyliorhinus stellaris   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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