Japanese shortnose spurdog
Species of shark
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The Japanese shortnose spurdog (Squalus brevirostris) is a dogfish shark in the genus Squalus. It is found from southern Japan to the South China Sea. The length of the longest specimen measured is 60 cm (24 in).[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus brevirostris (Tanaka, 1917) | |
