Japanese shortnose spurdog

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]

Japanese shortnose spurdog
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)