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Cuban catshark

Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the cuban 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 cuban catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the cuban 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 cuban catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusScyliorhinus
  7. SpeciesScyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936

Synonyms Catulus boae, Scylliorhinus torrei

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Dwarf cat sharkEnglish
  • Whitespotted catsharkEnglish
  • máčka kubánskáCzech
  • Zwerg-KatzenhaiGerman
  • Alitán EnanoSpanish
  • pikkupunahaiFinnish
  • Roussette naineFrench
  • Gattuccio caraibico nanoItalian
  • DwergkathaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-gato-anãoPortuguese
  • Кубинская кошачья акулаRussian
  • gatica prietaSpanish
  • Флоридская кошачья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cuban 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

CompareCuban catshark vs DogfishCuban catshark vs NurseCuban catshark vs Cloudy catsharkCuban catshark vs Chain dogfish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the cuban catshark?

The cuban catshark (Scyliorhinus torrei) belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cuban catshark (Scyliorhinus torrei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuban-catshark

MLA

“Cuban catshark (Scyliorhinus torrei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuban-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{cuban_catshark_2026,
  title = {Cuban catshark (Scyliorhinus torrei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cuban-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}