Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 93

Scyliorhinus stellaris (non Linnaeus, 1758) [Misapplied� Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 76 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 45-500 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: DD – Data deficient (2006)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: probably wide-ranging off tropical West Africa, from Mauritania to Angola. Observed along the coast of Gabon (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Often previously referred to as Scyliorhinus stellaris .