Small-spotted Catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Summary 3
The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula), also known as the sandy dogfish, lesser-spotted dogfish, Rough-hound, or Morgay (in Scotland and Cornwall), is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelves and the uppermost continental slopes off the coasts of Norway and the British Isles south to Senegal and in the Mediterranean, between latitudes 63° N and 12° N. It can grow up to a length of 1 m (3 ft 3 in), and it
My Observations 4
Frequently washed up on the beaches dead, but can sometimes be found alive stuck in rockpools. Harmless. Skin feels like sandpaper.
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