Cat Sharks

Scyliorhinidae

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Scyliorhinidae (Cat Sharks) is a family of modern sharks. They rely on carcharhiniform to move around.

URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/carcharhiniform
Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, retaining eel-like body movements and exploiting interactions between the sidewash from an anterior median fin with the next posterior fin, increasing its effective angle of attack

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EOL has data for 23 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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auditory system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0016490
- Definition: the sensory system for the sense of hearing
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otoliths
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q591800
- Definition: Inner-ear structure in vertebrates which detects acceleration and may detect acoustic signals
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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temperate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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hearing range
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q351087
- Definition: range of frequencies that can be heard by humans or other animals
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40 Hz
locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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carcharhiniform
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/carcharhiniform
- Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, retaining eel-like body movements and exploiting interactions between the sidewash from an anterior median fin with the next posterior fin, increasing its effective angle of attack
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mineralized skeleton contains
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/mineralizedSkeletonContains
- Definition: Component found in mineralized skeletal tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized, and which functions in mechanical and structural support.)
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hydroxylapatite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52255
- Definition: A phosphate mineral with the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH).
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mineralized tissue contains
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_4000013
- Definition: Component found in mineralized tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized)
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hydroxylapatite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52255
- Definition: A phosphate mineral with the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH).
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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1221
sensory system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001032
- Definition: Anatomical system that overlaps the nervous system and is responsible for receiving and processing sensory information.
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electroreception
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1326528
- Definition: detection and measurement of weak electric fields, via specialized sense organs and brain structures that process this information
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of cat sharks. View this species on GBIF

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Cat Shark Habitats

The environments in which many cat sharks species are known to live. Select an environment to see its cat sharks species checklist.

cat sharks Habitats

The environments in which many cat sharks species are known to live. Select an environment to see its cat sharks species checklist.

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