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Brownspotted catshark

Summary

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.

Brownspotted catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species:
S. garmani
Binomial name
Scyliorhinus garmani
(Fowler, 1934)

Naming edit

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 edit

  1. ^ White, W.T. (2009). "Scyliorhinus garmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T161458A5428715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161458A5428715.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ GBIF
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scyliorhinus garmani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.