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title: "Yellow-spotted catshark"
description: "Scyliorhinus capensis — Ryby. The yellowspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus capensis) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/yellow-spotted-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Yellow-spotted catshark

> Scyliorhinus capensis — Ryby. The yellowspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus capensis) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.

- Scientific name: *Scyliorhinus capensis*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 3
- Wikidata: [Q2625946](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625946)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112373](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112373)

## Names

- en: Yellow-spotted catshark
- de: Gelbgefleckter Katzenhai
- nl: Geelgestippelde kathaai

## Summary

The yellowspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus capensis) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the southeast Atlantic, from Lüderitz, Namibia to central Natal, South Africa, between latitudes 0° and 37° S. It can grow up to a length of about 1.22 metres (4 ft 0 in). The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

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

## Photo

![Yellow-spotted catshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-spotted-catshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Day, Francis · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scyliorhinus_capensis_The_fishes_of_India_(Plate_CXC)_(6924476840).jpg

## Machine access

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