Scyliorhinus cabofriensis

(Scyliorhinus cabofriensis)

Description

Scyliorhinus cabofriensis is a species of catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro southeastern Brazil. This species is distinguished from all southwestern Atlantic congeners by its color pattern, clasper and neurocranial morphology and proportional measurements.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Scyliorhinus
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