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Brownspotted catshark

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Brownspotted catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species:
S. garmani
Binomial name
Scyliorhinus garmani
(Fowler, 1934)

The brownspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus germane) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 11° N and 12° S. Its juvenile length is about 38 cm, but its adult size is mostly unknown. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ White, W.T. (2009). "Scyliorhinus garmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T161458A5428715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161458A5428715.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.