WoRMS taxon details
Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
279950 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279950)
accepted
Species
Chiloscyllium furvum MacLeay, 1881 · unaccepted
Chiloscyllium fuscum Parker & Haswell, 1897 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872 · unaccepted
Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279950 on 2025-12-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dusky dogfishcatsharkcat sharkbrown cat-sharkblind shark | [details] |
| French | requin aveugle des roches | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón ciego de roca | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium furvum MacLeay, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium fuscum Parker & Haswell, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachaelurus waddi)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium fuscum Parker & Haswell, 1897)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium furvum MacLeay, 1881)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachaelurus waddi RAD109791-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachaelurus waddi RAD109791-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium furvum MacLeay, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Chiloscyllium fuscum Parker & Haswell, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Brachaelurus waddi)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium fuscum Parker & Haswell, 1897)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Chiloscyllium furvum MacLeay, 1881)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachaelurus waddi RAD109791-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Brachaelurus waddi RAD109791-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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