Japanese spurdog
| Japanese spurdog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus japonicus Ishikawa, 1908 | |
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| 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.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squalus japonicus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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