Description

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Common Names

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قِرش قِطّ ياباني , Arabic , Saudi Arabia

Japanse kathaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Japanese cat shark , English , South Africa

Japanese catshark , English , Global

Jaapani musthai , Estonian , Estonia

Holbiche japonaise , French , Global

Holbiche japonnaise , French , France

Nihon-herazame , Japanese , Japan

日本光尾鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

日本光尾鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

日本光尾鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pejegato japonés , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Apristurus

Species: Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Northwest Pacific: off Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Collected from the East China Sea (Ref. 559).

Biology

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Biology little-known. Oviparous. Utilized for oil, human consumption and fishmeal or fish cakes.

Habitat

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bathydemersal