Japanese catshark
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.
| Japanese catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Apristurus |
| Species: | A. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975 | |
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References
- Nakaya, K. & McCormack, C. 2009. Apristurus japonicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161367A5407595. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161367A5407595.en. Downloaded on 13 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Apristurus japonicus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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