When it is recorded
Jan67
Feb552
Mar454
Apr442
May63
Jun86
Jul110
Aug84
Sep461
Oct98
Nov823
Dec286
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 6 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 3 | |
| 3 | Dorset | England | 2 | |
| 4 | Devon | England | 2 | |
| 5 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 2 | |
| 6 | Conwy | Wales | 2 | |
| 7 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1 | |
| 8 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 1 | |
| 9 | Shetland Islands | — | 1 | |
| 10 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 1 | |
| 11 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 1 | |
| 12 | Swansea | Wales | 1 |
2 England2 Scotland15 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 3,526
- Peak month
- November
- Counties with records
- 12
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Galeus melastomus
- Also known as
- Blackmouth Catshark
- Group
- Fish
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
- Genus
- Galeus
- Name with authority
- Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810
- Described
- 1810
- Contributing datasets
- 9
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q141066 · GBIF 5215626