Graceful catshark
| Graceful catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Proscylliidae |
| Genus: | Proscyllium |
| Species: | P. habereri |
| Binomial name | |
| Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904 | |
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| Range of the graceful catshark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Proscyllium venustum Tanaka, 1912 | |
The graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) is a species of finback catshark, belonging to the family Proscylliidae. This shark is found in the western Pacific Ocean, from southeastern Japan to Vietnam and northwestern Java, at depths between 50 and 100 m. Females can reach a length of 65 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Proscyllium habereri" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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