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Japanese spurdog

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Japanese spurdog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species:
S. japonicus
Binomial name
Squalus japonicus
Ishikawa, 1908
Range of the Japanese spurdog (in blue)

The Japanese spurdog (Squalus japonicus) is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean – southeastern Japan and the East China Sea, including the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and the Arafura Sea.

References

  1. ^ Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Squalus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161433A124484752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161433A124484752.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.