Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Squalidae Scientific name Squalus japonicus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Squalus Higher classification Spurdog | |
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Similar Ornate dogfish, Western highfin spurdog, Bareskin dogfish, Shortnose spurdog, Longsnout dogfish | ||
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.
References
Japanese spurdog Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA