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Chain dogfish

Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) is a species in the family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the chain dogfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chain dogfish live?

Not recorded

Is the chain dogfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chain dogfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusScyliorhinus
  7. SpeciesScyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881)

Synonyms Catulus retifer, Scyliorhinus retifer retifer, Scylliorhinus retifer, Scyllium retiferum

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Chain catsharkEnglish
  • NethajDanish
  • alitán malleroSpanish
  • SyvännepunahaiFinnish
  • roussette mailleFrench
  • KettingkathaaiDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chain dogfish

Other species in the same genus Scyliorhinus.

Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Nurse

Scyliorhinus stellaris

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Dogfish

Scyliorhinus capensis

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Nurse hound

Scyliorhinus cervigoni

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chain dogfish?

The chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chain-dogfish

MLA

“Chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chain-dogfish.

BibTeX
@misc{chain_dogfish_2026,
  title = {Chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chain-dogfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}