Brownspotted catshark

Brownspotted catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Scyliorhinus
Species: S. garmani
Binomial name
Scyliorhinus garmani
(Fowler, 1934)

The brownspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus germane) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 11° N and 12° S. Its juvenile length is about 38 cm, but its adult size is mostly unknown. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

References

  1. White, W.T. (2009). "Scyliorhinus garmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T161458A5428715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161458A5428715.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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