Brownspotted catshark

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Brownspotted catshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Scyliorhinus Species: S. garmani
Binomial name
Scyliorhinus garmani (Fowler, 1934)

The brownspotted catshark, Scyliorhinus garmani, is a rare cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 11° N and 12° S. Its length is about 38 cm but its adult size is mostly unknown.

The brownspotted catshark has dark spots on its fins and body, and 7 dusky saddle marks, interspersed with dark and light spots. Its habitat and biology is unknown.

Reproduction is oviparous.

[edit] References

• "Scyliorhinus garmani". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.