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Boa Catshark
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Sharks & rays

Boa Catshark

Scyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBoa Catshark
DutchBoakathaai
SpanishAlitán Boa
Chinese—
Scientific nameScyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896

About this species

The boa catshark (Scyliorhinus boa) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelves and insular slopes of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between latitudes 20° N and 9° N, at depths between 330 and 675 m. It can grow up to a length of 54 cm. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderCarcharhiniformes
FamilyScyliorhinidae
GenusScyliorhinus

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