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Polka Dot Cat Shark

Scyliorhinus besnardi Springer & Sadowsky 1970

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Scyliorhinus besnardi (Polka Dot Cat Shark) is a species of Selachii in the family Scyliorhinidae. Individuals can grow to 47 cm. They rely on to move around.

  • URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/carcharhiniform
  • Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, retaining eel-like body movements and exploiting interactions between the sidewash from an anterior median fin with the next posterior fin, increasing its effective angle of attack
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EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Polka-dot cat shark. View this species on GBIF