Biology:Brownspotted catshark
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Short description: Species of shark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Scyliorhinus |
| Species: | S. garmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Scyliorhinus garmani (Fowler, 1934)
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The brownspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus garmani) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 11° N and 12° S. Its juvenile length is about 38 cm, but its adult size is mostly unknown. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
Naming
The specific name garmani was dedicated to Samuel Walton Garman (1843–1927), renowned herpetologist and ichthyologist of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University.[2]
References
- ↑ White, W.T. (2009). "Scyliorhinus garmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2009: e.T161458A5428715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161458A5428715.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/161458/0. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ GBIF
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Scyliorhinus garmani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2625923 entry
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