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title: "Kettenkatzenhai"
description: "Scyliorhinus retifer — Fische. The chain catshark or chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) is a small, reticulated catshark that is biofluorescent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/chain-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kettenkatzenhai

> Scyliorhinus retifer — Fische. The chain catshark or chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) is a small, reticulated catshark that is biofluorescent.

- Scientific name: *Scyliorhinus retifer*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 46
- Wikidata: [Q648208](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648208)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112380](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112380)

## Names

- en: Chain Catshark
- de: Kettenkatzenhai
- es: Tiburón Cadena
- nl: Kettingkathaai

## Summary

The chain catshark or chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) is a small, reticulated catshark that is biofluorescent. The species is common in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. It is harmless and rarely encountered by humans. It has very similar reproductive traits to the small-spotted catshark (S. canicula).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_catshark

## Photo

![Kettenkatzenhai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chain-catshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112380

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chain-catshark?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).