Scyllium capense Müller and Henle 1839 (cat shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Full reference: J. Müller and F. Henle. 1839. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. 102

Belongs to Scyllium according to J. Müller and F. Henle 1839

Sister taxa: Scyllium africanum, Scyllium angustum, Scyllium bivium, Scyllium buergeri, Scyllium canicula, Scyllium catulus, Scyllium colineti, Scyllium edwardsii, Scyllium maculatum, Scyllium minutissimum, Scyllium pantherinum, Scyllium pictum, Scyllium variegatum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scyllium capense in the database

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