Saddle carpetshark

Saddle carpetshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Parascylliidae
Genus:	Cirrhoscyllium
Species:	C. japonicum
Binomial name
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943
Range of saddle carpetshark (in blue)

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The Saddle Carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium japonicum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Japan, between latitudes 35°N and 24°N, at depths of between 250 to 290 metres (820 to 950 ft). The Saddle Carpetshark is known to grow up to 49 centimetres (19 in) in length, and it is an Oviparous reproducing animal.

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cirrhoscyllium japonicum" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
• Compagno, Leonard J. V.; Dando, Marc; Fowler, Sarah L. (2005). Sharks of the World (illustrated ed.). New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2.