Biology:Japanese catshark

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Short description: Species of shark

Japanese catshark
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. japonicus
Binomial name
Apristurus japonicus
Nakaya, 1975
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The Japanese catshark (Apristurus japonicus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northwest Pacific off Chiba Prefecture, Honshū, Japan, between 36 and 34°N. This shark has a relatively slender body, with the trunk tapering towards the head. Its snout is moderately long, bell-shaped, and broad; the preoral snout is about 7 to 8% of total its length. It has large gill slits, rather small eyes in adults, nostrils fairly broad, and a long broad, arched mouth. It is commonly taken by trawl off the type locality, and possibly used for oil, human consumption, and fishmeal or fish cakes locally.

References

  1. Rigby, C.L.; Walls, R.H.L.; Derrick, D.; Dulvy, N.K.; Dyldin, Y.V.; Herman, K.; Ishihara, H.; Jeong, C.-H. et al. (2021). "Apristurus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161367A124472828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161367A124472828.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161367/124472828. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2248971 entry