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Comoro catshark

Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The comoro catshark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis) is a species in the family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the comoro catshark

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 comoro catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the comoro catshark 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 comoro catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusScyliorhinus
  7. SpeciesScyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • máčka komorskáCzech
  • Gattuccio delle ComoreItalian
  • Tubarão-gato-das-ComoresPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the comoro catshark

Other species in the same genus Scyliorhinus.

Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Nurse

Scyliorhinus stellaris

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Chain dogfish

Scyliorhinus retifer

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Dogfish

Scyliorhinus capensis

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Nurse hound

Scyliorhinus cervigoni

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareComoro catshark vs DogfishComoro catshark vs NurseComoro catshark vs Cloudy catsharkComoro catshark vs Chain dogfish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the comoro catshark?

The comoro catshark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis) 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). Comoro catshark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/comoro-catshark

MLA

“Comoro catshark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/comoro-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{comoro_catshark_2026,
  title = {Comoro catshark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/comoro-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}