Proscyllium venustum
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Proscyllium venustum is a finback catshark of the family
Proscylliidae
, found in the temperate
northwest Pacific Ocean
, in the Okinawa Trough
. Little else is known about this harmless oviparous species.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Proscylliidae
Proscylliidae
The finback catsharks are a small family, Proscylliidae, of ground sharks.-Genera and species:* Ctenacis Compagno, 1973** Ctenacis fehlmanni * Eridacnis H. M. Smith, 1913...
, found in the temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
northwest Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, in the Okinawa Trough
Trough (geology)
In geology, a trough generally refers to a linear structural depression that extends laterally over a distance, while being less steep than a trench.A trough can be a narrow basin or a geologic rift....
. Little else is known about this harmless oviparous species.