Poroderma pantherinum Leopard catshark

Poroderma pantherinum is commonly referred to as Leopard catshark. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12067 

AphiaID:

217650 

Scientific:

Poroderma pantherinum 

German:

Leopard-Katzenhai 

English:

Leopard Catshark 

Category:

Haier 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Scyliorhinidae (Family) > Poroderma (Genus) > pantherinum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Müller & Henle, ), 1838 

Occurrence:

Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, South-Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 256 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water, Surf zones 

Size:

3.94" - 33.07" (10cm - 84cm) 

Temperature:

12,4 °F - 22,1 °F (12,4°C - 22,1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Predatory, Sepia 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Poroderma africanum
  Pyjama Hai
• 
  Poroderma pantherinum
  Leopard-Katzenhai

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-04-07 13:01:51 

Last edit:

2026-04-18 18:10:16 

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