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Schroederichthys chilensis
(Guichenot, 1848)
Redspotted catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae
Reference of the original description
Fauna Chilena. Peces. In C. Gay, Historia fisica y politica de Chile. Zoología, v. 2. Paris & Santiago. Fauna Chilena. Peces: 137–370
Fauna Chilena. Peces. In C. Gay, Historia fisica y politica de Chile. Zoología, v. 2. Paris & Santiago. Fauna Chilena. Peces: 137–370
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Halaelurus chilensis, Scyliorhinus chilensis, Scylliorhinus chilensis, Scyllium brevicolle, Scyllium chilense
Halaelurus chilensis, Scyliorhinus chilensis, Scylliorhinus chilensis, Scyllium brevicolle, Scyllium chilense
Description :
Citation: Schroederichthys chilensis (Guichenot, 1848): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2025
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Schroederichthys chilensis (Guichenot, 1848), Chile © L. Ignacio Contreras, Laboratorio de Zoología de Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias, U. de Chile
Schroederichthys chilensis (Guichenot, 1848), Chile © L. Ignacio Contreras, Laboratorio de Zoología de Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias, U. de Chile
Common names
Pintaroja, Pintarroja, Pintarroja chilena, Tollo gato, Tollo manchado, 
Holbiche à taches rouges, 
Red-spotted cat shark, Redspotted catshark, 
Tubarão-lagarto-chileno
Pintaroja, Pintarroja, Pintarroja chilena, Tollo gato, Tollo manchado, Holbiche à taches rouges, Red-spotted cat shark, Redspotted catshark, Tubarão-lagarto-chileno
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Males have longer teeth with fewer cups than females (Ref. 51093) to make "quot;courtship biting"quot; more effective (Ref. 49562).
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Males have longer teeth with fewer cups than females (Ref. 51093) to make "quot;courtship biting"quot; more effective (Ref. 49562).
Habitat
demersal; marine
demersal; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6228;
shark-references Species-ID=6228;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Kinetoplastea
Myxosporea
Monogenea
Cestoda
Nematoda
Kinetoplastea
Myxosporea
- Chloromyxum sp. [28169]
- Chloromyxum zearaji Cantatore, Irigoitia,Holzer, Bartosova-Sojkova, Peckova, Fiala & Timi, 2018 [26747]
Monogenea
- Dendromonocotyle rajidicola Irigoitia, Chisholm & Timi, 2016 [24174]
- Merizocotyle euzeti Irigoitia, Cantatore, Delpiani, Incorvaia, Lanfranchi & Timi, 2014 [21281]
Cestoda
- Acanthobothrium annapinkiensis Carvajal & Goldstein, 1971 [16289] [25154] [28741]
- Echeneibothrium megalosoma Carvajal & Dailey, 1975 [16185] [21427] [25154] [25154]
- Echeneibothrium multiloculatum Carvajal & Dailey, 1975 [16185] [21427] [25154] [25154]
- Echeneibothrium williamsi Carvajal & Dailey, 1975 [16185] [21427] [25154] [25154]
- Grillotia dollfusi Carvajal, 1971 [17843] [16112] [7411] [25154] [25154]
- Grillotia erinaceus (Van Beneden, 1858) [16112]
- Phyllobothrium dagnallium Southwell, 1927 [16324] [16443]
- Phyllobothrium foliatum Linton, 1891 [16443]
- Phyllobothrium sp. [25154]
Nematoda
- Anisakis pegreffii Campana-Rouget & Biocca, 1955 [25958]
- Metanisakis tricupola (Gibson, 1973) [19883]
- Proleptus acutus Dujardin, 1845 [6396]
- Proleptus carvajali Fernandez & Villalba, 1985 [19883] [31368]
- Proleptus niedmanni Torres & Grandjean, 1983 [31368]
- Pseudanisakis argentinensis Irigoitia, Braicovich, Farber & Timi, 2017 [25303]
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