SHARKS

454 Sharks
Scyliorhinus boa Goode and Bean, 1896 SYA
En - Boa catshark; Fr - Roussette boa; Sp - Alitán boa.
Maximum total length at least 54 cm. Occurs on the upper continental and insular slopes on or near the bottom
at 229 to 676 m. Biology little-known. Interest to fisheries none. Caribbean off Barbados, Hispanola, Jamaica,
Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname.
Scyliorhinus haeckelii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) SYH
En - Freckled catshark; Fr - Roussette taches de son; Sp - Alitán pecoso.
Maximum total length at least 50 cm. Occurs on the lower continental shelf and upper slope on or near the bottom
at depths of 37 to 439 m. Development oviparous. Interest to fisheries none. Western Atlantic off Venezuela,
Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Scyliorhinus hesperius Springer, 1966 SYU
En - Whitesaddled catshark; Fr - Roussette selle blanche; Sp - Alitán ensillado.
Maximum total length at least 47 cm. Occurs on the upper continental slope on or near the bottom at depths of
274 to 457 m. Biology virtually unknown. Interest to fisheries none. Known only from the area, off Honduras,
Panama, and Colombia.