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
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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