Japanese shortnose spurdog
The Japanese shortnose spurdog (Squalus brevirostris) is a dogfish shark in the genus Squalus. It is found from southern Japan to the South China Sea. The length of the longest specimen measured is 60 cm (24 in).[2]
| Japanese shortnose spurdog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus brevirostris (Tanaka, 1917) | |
References
- White, W.T. 2009. Squalus brevirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161438A5423985. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161438A5423985.en. Downloaded on 20 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squalus brevirostris" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
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