Saddle carpetshark

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Saddle carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum nagoya.jpg
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Parascylliidae
Genus: Cirrhoscyllium
Species:
C. japonicum
Binomial name
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum
, 1943
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Range of saddle carpetshark (in blue)

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.

References[]

  1. ^ Rigby, C.L.; Walls, R.H.L.; Derrick, D.; Dyldin, Y.V.; Herman, K.; Ishihara, H.; Jeong, C.-H.; Semba, Y.; Tanaka, S.; Volvenko, I.V.; Yamaguchi, A. (2021). "Cirrhoscyllium japonicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161606A124513884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161606A124513884.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  • Froese, Rainer; 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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