Kingdom Animalia Genus Scymnodon Phylum Chordata Rank Species Subclass Elasmobranchii | Family Somniosidae Scientific name Scymnodon ichiharai Higher classification Proscymnodon Order Squaliformes | |
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Similar Largespine velvet dogfish, Proscymnodon, Pink lanternshark, Plunket shark, Ornate dogfish | ||
The Japanese velvet dogfish, Scymnodon ichiharai, is a harmless deepwater sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found in the northwest Pacific from Suruga Bay and adjacent waters of Japan at depths of between 500 and 800 metres (1,600 and 2,600 ft). Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
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Japanese velvet dogfish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA