Where does the Smallspotted catshark live?
Scyliorhinus canicula has 73,780 records in 50 countries and territories, from 1639 to 2026. Most records come from United Kingdom.
- 73,780 records
- 50 places
- 129 years recorded
- Elasmobranchii class
AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiCarcharhiniformesScyliorhinidaeScyliorhinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 35,485 | |
| Ireland | 13,796 | |
| Netherlands | 5,816 | |
| France | 5,803 | |
| Spain | 5,590 | |
| Jersey | 1,512 | |
| Portugal | 1,311 | |
| Isle of Man | 950 | |
| Belgium | 599 | |
| Croatia | 583 | |
| Germany | 429 | |
| Greece | 336 | |
| Norway | 296 | |
| Guernsey | 212 | |
| Denmark | 172 | |
| Italy | 127 | |
| Nigeria | 78 | |
| Algeria | 72 | |
| Sweden | 61 | |
| Gabon | 56 | |
| Ghana | 50 | |
| Liberia | 48 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 47 | |
| Morocco | 42 | |
| Sierra Leone | 33 | |
| Cameroon | 27 | |
| ZZ | 27 | |
| Guinea | 23 | |
| Malta | 19 | |
| Mauritania | 17 | |
| Albania | 15 | |
| Congo | 15 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 15 | |
| Montenegro | 15 | |
| Senegal | 15 | |
| Western Sahara | 13 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 13 | |
| Tunisia | 9 | |
| Angola | 8 | |
| DR Congo | 8 |
Showing the top 40 of 50 places.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.