Species: Scyliorhinus boa, Boa catshark, Boa Cat Shark

Scyliorhinus boa Goode & Bean, 1896

Boa catshark

Head and body relatively deep, fairly slender, tapering to tail fin; head slightly depressed, rounded in profile; a crest over eye; eye a horizontal oval; snout short; front nostril flap without barbel; lip furrows on lower jaws only; teeth similar on both jaws, most with 5 points, center point longest (2X length of side points in central teeth); 5 gill slits, last 2 over pectoral; two large dorsal fins, second much smaller than first; origin of 1st dorsal  behind pelvic base; origin of 2nd dorsal over last ½ of anal fin base; space between dorsal bases > anal fin base; pelvic and anal fins small; tail asymmetric, moderately long, its base without a keel, no crest of denticles along margins; skin denticles small, skin not very rough.