#2019 · 🦈 sharks & rays
Nursehound
🇳🇱 Kathaai ·Scyliorhinus stellaris
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what is it?
The nursehound ( Scyliorhinus stellaris ), also known as the large-spotted dogfish , greater spotted dogfish , or bull huss , is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is generally found among rocks or algae at a depth of 20–60 m (66–197 ft). 2 ft) long, the nursehound has a robust body with a broad, rounded head and two dorsal fins placed far back. It shares its range with the...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 1,110 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
- Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
fact sheet
- English
- Nursehound
- Nederlands
- Kathaai
- scientific name
- Scyliorhinus stellaris
- class
- Chondrichthyes
- order
- Carcharhiniformes
- family
- Scyliorhinidae
- IUCN Red List
- VU · vulnerable
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 938
- sightings worldwide
- 1,110
- GBIF records in NL
- 72
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
IUCN in Dutch: kwetsbaar. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Scyliorhinidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 112381, Wikidata Q141060, GBIF 2418670, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.