Scyliorhinus Tokubee
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The Izu catshark (''Scyliorhinus tokubee'') is a
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of catshark,
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Scyliorhinidae Scyliorhinidae is a Family (biology), family of sharks, one of a few families whose members share the common name catsharks, belonging to the Order (biology), order Carcharhiniformes, the ground sharks. Although they are generally known as cats ...
, found only in the waters around
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, at depths down to 100 m (328 ft). It can grow up to a length of 41 cm (16.1 in).


References

Izu catshark Fish of Japan Taxa named by Shigeru Shirai Taxa named by Souichi Hagiwara Taxa named by Kazuhiro Nakaya Izu catshark {{Shark-stub