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

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Apristurus
Species:
A. japonicus
Binomial name
Apristurus japonicus
Nakaya, 1975

References

  1. 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.
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