Squalus japonicus Ishikawa, 1908
Japanese spurdog
Squalus japonicus
photo by FAO

 Family:  Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
 Max. size:  91 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 300 m
 Distribution:  Western Pacific: southeastern Japan and East China Sea, including the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0
 Biology:  Found on the outer continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes, presumably on or near sandy-mud bottom (Ref. 31367, 11230). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Also Ref. 31367, 247.

 Entered by: Carpenter, Kent E. - 15.06.92
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 12.01.05
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 14.11.95

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