Comoro catshark
The Comoro catshark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis) is a rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. The holotype and only specimen was taken from the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, at a depth of 400 m. The Comoro catshark is not well-documented. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.[2]
| Comoro catshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Scyliorhinus |
| Species: | S. comoroensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988 | |
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References
- McCormack, C. (2009). "Scyliorhinus comoroensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T161429A5421860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161429A5421860.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Scyliorhinus comoroensis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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