Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988
- Name authority
- Compagno, 1988
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
- Genus
- Scyliorhinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderCarcharhiniformes
- familyScyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
- genusScyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
- speciesScyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scyliorhinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Soares, Gomes & Carvalho, 2016 | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus garmani (Fowler, 1934) | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus hesperius Springer, 1966 | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| greater spotted dogfishScyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blotched catsharkScyliorhinus meadi Springer, 1966 | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus torazame (Tanaka, 1908) | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896 | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dogfishScyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus capensis (Müller & Henle, 1838) | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus cervigoni Maurin & Bonnet, 1970 | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chain catsharkScyliorhinus retifer (Garman, 1881) | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scyliorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1936 | ScyliorhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Compagno, L. J. V. (1988). Scyliorhinus comoroensis sp. n., a new catshark from the Comoro Islands, western Indian Ocean (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae). Bulletin Du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Série 4: Section A: Zoologie, Biologie et Écologie Animales, 10 (3): 603–625. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.287614 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4W576. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.