Whitesaddled catshark

Whitesaddled catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Scyliorhinus
Species:
S. hesperius
Binomial name
Scyliorhinus hesperius
Range of the whitesaddled catshark

The whitesaddled catshark (Scyliorhinus hesperius) is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on the upper continental slope of the western central Atlantic Ocean, off the coasts of Honduras, Panama and Colombia, between latitudes 22° N and 9° N, at depths between 274 and 457 m (900 and 1,500 ft). It can grow to a length of 47 cm (19 in). The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous but otherwise, little is known about its biology.

  1. ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Herman, K. (2020). "Scyliorhinus hesperius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44590A2996991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44590A2996991.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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