Japanese catshark
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| Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975 |
The Japanese catshark, Apristurus japonicus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the northwest Pacific from off Chiba Prefecture, Honshū, Japan between latitudes 36° N and 34° N. Its length is up to 71 cm.
The little-known Japanese catshark is utilized for oil, human consumption and fishmeal or fish cakes.
Reproduction is oviparous.
[edit] References
- "Apristurus japonicus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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