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The shark species "Short-tail Catshark"

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Short-tail Catshark
Short-tail Catshark
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Short-tail Catshark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Bristle sharks (Dichichthyidae)
Genus:
Dichichthys
Names
Scientific:
Dichichthys bigus
Synonym:
Parmaturus bigus
English:
Short-tail Catshark
German:
Beigefarbener Katzenhai
Vulnerability
Category: Data Deficient (DD)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2016
Trend: Unknown




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