Graceful catshark
The graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) is a species of finback catshark, belonging to the family Proscylliidae. This shark is found in the western Pacific Ocean, from southeastern Japan to Vietnam and northwestern Java, at depths between 50 and 100 m. Females can reach a length of 65 cm.
| Graceful catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Proscylliidae |
| Genus: | Proscyllium |
| Species: | P. habereri |
| Binomial name | |
| Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904 | |
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| Range of the graceful catshark | |
References
- Ebert, D.A, 2009. Proscyllium habereri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161733A5491178. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161733A5491178.en. Downloaded on 06 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Proscyllium habereri" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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