Species FAO code: SYC

Scyliorhinus canicula

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Roussette nl Hondshaai	–
Croatia	hr mačka bljedica	–
Cyprus	el στραβόσκυλος	–
Czech Republic	cs Žralok skvrnitý cs Žralok	–
Denmark	da Småplettet rødhaj	–
Estonia	et Harilik koerhai	–
France	fr petite roussette fr roussette fr saumonette (peeled)	–
Hungary	hu kispettyes macskacápa	–
Ireland	en Dogfish en Small-spotted catshark ga Fíogach	–
Italy	it Gattuccio	–
Lithuania	lt mažadėmis katryklis	–
Malta	en Small-spotted catshark it Gattuccio mt Gattarell	–
Netherlands	nl Hondshaai	–
Portugal	pt Pata-roxa	–
Slovenia	sl morska mačka	–
Spain	es Pintarroja	Andalusia: Pintarroja Andalusia: Gata Asturias: Patarroxa Asturias: Riñón Balearic Islands: Gató Balearic Islands: Gatí Cantabria: Pintarrosa Cantabria: Pintada Catalonia: Gat Valencia: Gat Galicia: Melgacho Murcia: Gato Basque Country: Gato Basque Country: Katuarrain
Sweden	sv Småfläckig rödhaj	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Recognized designations

protected geographical indication (PGI)

Belgium

Escavèche de Chimay

Source: eAmbrosia - the EU geographical indications register (eAmbrosia)

Specific requirements that fishery products marketed in the EU shall meet. They include freshness and size categories.

Freshness categories

	A	B	Extra
Eye	Convex and slightly sunken; loss of brightness and iridescence, oval pupils	Flat, dull	Convex, very bright and iridescent; small pupils
Smell	No smell or very slight stale but not an ammonia smell	Slight ammonia; sour	Seaweed smell
Appearance	Beyond rigor stage; no mucus on skin and especially in mouth and gill openings	Some mucus in mouth and on gill openings; slightly flattened jaw	In rigor mortis or partially in rigor; small quantity of clear mucus present on skin

Size categories

Size	weight/fish
1	≥ 2.0 kg
2	≥ 1.0 \| < 2.0 kg
3	≥ 0.5 \| < 1.0 kg

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Scyliorhinus canicula

Scientific name

Scyliorhinus canicula

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SYC

Morphological description

A slender, dark-spotted catshark with 8-9 dusky saddles (often obscure or absent), greatly expanded anterior nasal flaps, reaching mouth and covering shallow nasoral grooves, labial furrows on lower jaw only, first dorsal fin originates well behind the pelvic fins, second dorsal fin much smaller than first (Ref. 244).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
  - FamilyScyliorhinidae
    - GenusScyliorhinus
      - SpeciesScyliorhinus canicula

Synonyms

Squalus catulus Linnaeus, 1758
Scyllium spinacipellitum Vaillant, 1888
Scyllium acutidens Vaillant, 1888
Squalus elegans Blainville, 1825
Scyliorhinus caniculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sciliorhinus caniculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scyliorhinus cannicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Catulus duhamelii Garman, 1913
Squalus canicula Linnaeus, 1758
Scyliorhinus canicula albomaculata Pietschmann, 1906

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 81 — Dogfish and other sharks
      - 0302 81 20 — Dogfish of the species Scyliorhinus spp.
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 81 — Dogfish and other sharks
      - 0303 81 20 — Dogfish of the species Scyliorhinus spp.
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - Other
        Dogfish and other sharks
        0304 89 51 — Dogfish (Squalus acanthias, Scyliorhinus spp.)

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Scyliorhinus canicula

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Seines

Trawls

Recognized designations

protected geographical indication (PGI)

Freshness categories

Size categories

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Distribution maps