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title: "Nursehound"
description: "Scyliorhinus stellaris — Peixes. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/nursehound
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Nursehound

> Scyliorhinus stellaris — Peixes. 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.

- Scientific name: *Scyliorhinus stellaris*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1075
- Wikidata: [Q141060](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141060)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112381](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112381)

## Names

- en: Nursehound
- de: Großgefleckter Katzenhai
- es: Alitán
- fr: Grande roussette
- nl: Kathaai
- pl: Rekinek plamisty

## Countries with the most observations

GB (630), FR (108), IE (86), ES (34), IT (28), GR (10), IM (9), HR (6), GG (5), CQ (3)

## Summary

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 (70–200 ft). Growing up to 1.6 m (5.2 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 more common and closely related small-spotted catshark (S. canicula), which it resembles in appearance but can be distinguished from, in having larger spots…

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

## Photo

![Nursehound](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/nursehound/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287533294

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/nursehound?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).