Japanese spurdog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Squalidae |
Genus: | Squalus |
Species: | S. japonicus |
Binomial name | |
Squalus japonicus Ishikawa, 1908 |
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Range of the Japanese spurdog (in blue) |
The Japanese spurdog, Squalus japonicus, is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean – southeastern Japan and the East China Sea, including the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and the Arafura Sea.