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Leopard shark

Poroderma pantherinum (Müller & Henle, 1838)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The leopard shark (Poroderma pantherinum) is a species in the family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the leopard shark

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 leopard shark live?

Not recorded

Is the leopard shark 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 leopard shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusPoroderma
  7. SpeciesPoroderma pantherinum (Müller & Henle, 1838)

Synonyms Poroderma marleyi, Poroderma pantherium, Poroderma submaculatum, Poroderma variegatum, Scyllium leopardinum, Scyllium maeandrinum, Scyllium pantherinum, Scyllium submaculatum, Scyllium variegatum

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Leopard catsharkEnglish
  • LuihaaiAfrikaans
  • máčka leopardíCzech
  • LeopardkatzenhaiGerman
  • oselottihaiFinnish
  • Gattuccio leopardoItalian
  • ヒョウモントラザメJapanese
  • Tubarão-gato-leopardoPortuguese
  • Леопардовая усатая кошачья акулаRussian
  • Leopard-KatzenhaiGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leopard shark

Other species in the same genus Poroderma.

Pyjama shark

Poroderma africanum

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leopard shark?

The leopard shark (Poroderma pantherinum) 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). Leopard shark (Poroderma pantherinum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/poroderma-pantherinum

MLA

“Leopard shark (Poroderma pantherinum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/poroderma-pantherinum.

BibTeX
@misc{poroderma_pantherinum_2026,
  title = {Leopard shark (Poroderma pantherinum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/poroderma-pantherinum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}