Dark freckled catshark
| Scyliorhinus ugoi | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Scyliorhinus |
| Species: | S. ugoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scyliorhinus ugoi K. D. A. Soares, Gadig & U. L. Gomes, 2015 | |
Scyliorhinus ugoi, also known as the Dark freckled catshark is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil. This species differs from Scyliorhinus besnardi, Scyliorhinus haeckelii group and Scyliorhinus hesperius, in background coloration, head width, sexual maturity, and in cranial and body proportions.[1]
References
- ↑ Soares, K.D.A., Gadig, O.F.B. & Gomes, U.L. (2015). "Scyliorhinus ugoi, a new species of catshark from Brazil (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)". Zootaxa 3937 (2): 347–361. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3937.2.6.
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