Scyliorhinus tokubee

Shirai, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992


Izu cat shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae

Reference of the original description
Shirai, S. & Hagiwara, S. & Nakaya, K. (1992)
Scyliorhinus tokubee sp. nov. from Izu Peninsula, Southern Japan (Scyliorhinidae, Elasmobranchii). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 39(1), 9–16

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Types
Scyliorhinus tokubee
Holotype: HUMZ: 107358; Paratype: HUMZ: 117496; HUMZ: 117472; HUMZ: 113574; HUMZ: 113578; NSMT: P 34976;


Description :


Citation: Scyliorhinus tokubee Shirai, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 02/2026

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Common names
eng Izu cat shark

Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
aquarium: public aquariums

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733].

Size / Weight / Age
41.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; [2192])

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range 100 - ? m [2192]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6368;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Acanthocephala
  • Pseudoacanthocephalus sadoensis Kita, & Nitta, Abe, Kaburagi, Fujita, T. Toyota, K. Kondo & Kajihara, 2025 [34956]