When it is recorded
Jan609
Feb642
Mar1,133
Apr658
May392
Jun366
Jul435
Aug548
Sep1,064
Oct1,926
Nov582
Dec427
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 554 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 397 | |
| 3 | Gwynedd | Wales | 324 | |
| 4 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 297 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 199 | |
| 6 | Ceredigion | Wales | 156 | |
| 7 | Conwy | Wales | 65 | |
| 8 | Swansea | Wales | 49 | |
| 9 | Cumbria | England | 41 | |
| 10 | Torbay | England | 31 | |
| 11 | Somerset | England | 27 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 23 | |
| 13 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 14 | |
| 14 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 8 | |
| 15 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 6 |
255 England35 Scotland274 Wales110 Northern Ireland12 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 38 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 8,795
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 38
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Scyliorhinus stellaris
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 793
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Devon, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Conwy
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
- Genus
- Scyliorhinus
- Name with authority
- Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 36
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q141060 · GBIF 2418670