| Japanese spurdog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| 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.
References
- ↑ Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Squalus japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161433A124484752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161433A124484752.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Squalus japonicus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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