Saddle carpetshark
| Saddle carpetshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhoscyllium |
| Species: | C. japonicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943 | |
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| Range of saddle carpetshark (in blue) | |
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.
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.