nursehound
| Scientific name | Scyliorhinus stellaris |
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| Descriptor | Linnaeus |
| Year of description | 1758 |
| IUCN category | VU |
| Family | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus | Scyliorhinus |
Introduction
Scyliorhinus stellaris, commonly known as nursehound, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size100 cm
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Maximum size200 cm
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Longevity19 year
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ShapeRectangular
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Patternponctuations
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Average size100 cm
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Maximum size200 cm
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Longevity19 year
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ShapeRectangular
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Patternponctuations
How to recognize the nursehound ?
This fish has the particularity to possess several pairs of barbels, which allow him to search the bottom and to detect the food thus moved.
The nursehound measures between 100 and 200 cm. This fish is multicolore with a predominantly marron body. The also has noir ponctuations.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingnocturnal
The nursehound hunts in the stalk and is one of the predators of its biotope. Opportunistic, it does not hesitate to attack any smaller animal nearby.
The nursehound is a fish solitary naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.
n general, outside of the hunting season, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert
The nursehound is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Where to see this species?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Depth1 - 400 m
Biotope presentation
The nursehound is most often found at a depth between 1m and 400m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Fishkeeping
Not recommended
We do not recommend keeping this species in an aquarium. It has unpredictable needs which, if not met, generate significant stress, potentially leading to a shorter life expectancy, an interruption of its growth or the development of pathogens.
To go further
To read on the web
Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
Contribution to the study of the morphology of theteeth of the nursehound Scyliorhinus stellaris(Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) - A. SOLDO - J. DULCˇIC ́ - P. CETINIC ́ - Scientia marina - 2000.
Diet- and tissue-specific incorporation of isotopes in the shark Scyliorhinus stellaris, a North Sea mesopredator - Stephane Caut - Michael J. Jowers - Loïc Michel - Gilles Lepoint - Aaron T. Fisk - 2nd Symposium on Mediterranean Groupers - 2013.
refuging behaviour in the nursehound scyliorhinus stellaris (chondrichthyes: elasmobranchii): preliminary evidence from acoustic telemetry - d.w. sims - e.j. southall - v.j. wearmouth - n. hutchinson - g.c. budd - d. morritt - Cambridge University Press - 2005.
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Tags
Same genus
lesser spotted dogfish
Scyliorhinidae
Species of the same biotope
Scientific partners