Narrowmouthed catshark
| Narrowmouthed catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Schroederichthys |
| Species: | S. bivius |
| Binomial name | |
| Schroederichthys bivius (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) | |
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The narrowmouthed catshark, Schroederichthys bivius, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from central Chile around the Straits of Magellan, to Argentina between latitudes 23° S and 56° S, at depths between 15 and 80 meters. It can grow up to a length of 70 centimeters. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schroederichthys bivius" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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