When it is recorded
Jan7,424
Feb21,305
Mar32,008
Apr4,296
May1,825
Jun3,991
Jul8,798
Aug19,218
Sep34,210
Oct23,621
Nov37,070
Dec7,587
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 760 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 452 | |
| 3 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 437 | |
| 4 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 301 | |
| 5 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 287 | |
| 6 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 273 | |
| 7 | Dorset | England | 214 | |
| 8 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 212 | |
| 9 | Kent | England | 208 | |
| 10 | Gwynedd | Wales | 179 | |
| 11 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 167 | |
| 12 | Swansea | Wales | 167 | |
| 13 | Cumbria | England | 165 | |
| 14 | Highland | Scotland | 147 | |
| 15 | Shetland Islands | — | 129 |
2,128 England1,086 Scotland1,664 Wales1,440 Northern Ireland47 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 60 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 201,598
- Peak month
- November
- Counties with records
- 60
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Scyliorhinus canicula
- Also known as
- Small Spotted Catshark, Lesser Spotted Dogfish
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 10,672
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Devon, Orkney Islands, Argyll and Bute, Causeway Coast and Glens, Pembrokeshire, Dorset, Isle of Anglesey, Kent, Gwynedd, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Swansea +18
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Scyliorhinidae
- Genus
- Scyliorhinus
- Name with authority
- Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 66
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q84822 · GBIF 2418684