Izu catshark

Summary

The Izu catshark (Scyliorhinus tokubee) is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the waters around Japan, at depths down to 100 m (328 ft). It can grow up to a length of 41 cm (16.1 in).[2]

Izu 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. tokubee
Binomial name
Scyliorhinus tokubee
Shirai, S. Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992
Range of the Izu catshark

References edit

  1. ^ Nakaya, K.; Tanaka, S. (2009). "Scyliorhinus tokubee". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T161412A5418378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161412A5418378.en. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scyliorhinus tokubee" in FishBase. July 2006 version.