Saddle carpetshark

The saddle carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium japonicum) is a carpet shark of the family Parascylliidae found around Japan, between latitudes 35°N and 24°N, at depths between 250 and 290 m (820 and 950 ft). The saddle carpetshark is known to grow up to 49 cm (19 in) in length, and it is an oviparous.

Saddle carpetshark

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Parascylliidae
Genus: Cirrhoscyllium
Species:
C. japonicum
Binomial name
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum
Kamohara, 1943
Range of saddle carpetshark (in blue)

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cirrhoscyllium japonicum" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
  • Compagno, Leonard J. V.; Dando, Marc; Fowler, Sarah L. (2005). Sharks of the World (illustrated ed.). New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2.
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