Comoro catshark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Scyliorhinus |
| Species: | S. comoroensis
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| Scyliorhinus comoroensis Compagno, 1988
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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 metres (1,300 ft). The Comoro catshark is not well-documented. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ McCormack, C. (2009). "Scyliorhinus comoroensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T161429A5421860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161429A5421860.en. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scyliorhinus comoroensis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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