Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
The small-spotted catshark or lesser spotted dogfish, ''Scyliorhinus canicula'', is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the continental shelves and the uppermost slopes off the coasts of Norway and the British Isles south to Senegal, including the Mediterranean between latitudes 63° N and 12° N. It can grow up to a length of 1 m , and it can weigh more than 2 kg . It is found primarily over sandy, gravelly, or muddy bottoms at depths of a few metres down to 400 m. ''S. canicula'' is one of the most abundant elasmobranchs in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. The majority of the populations are stable in most areas.