 Subsequent authors have recognized these names as based on pattern variants of the leopard catshark ; resolving the identity of P. marleyi proved especially problematic and it was not confirmed to be a synonym of this species until 2003 . The valid scientific name of the leopard catshark is considered to be Poroderma pantherinum , attributed to Müller and Henle as they were responsible for the description . The specific epithet pantherinum refers to the panther @-@ like patterning of the type specimen , a 65 cm ( 26 in ) long female collected off the Cape of Good Hope . Other common names for this shark include <unk> catshark and <unk> catshark . 
