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Kazuhiro Nakaya
is a Japanese marine scientist and ichthyologist. He graduated from Hokkaido University with a BA in 1968 and with a PhD in 1972. He is professor of Marine Environment and Resources at the Marine Laboratory for Biodiversity. He specializes in taxonomy and evolution of sharks, rays, chimaeras, and Lake Tanganyikan fish. He is the author of many articles and books on sharks and fish. In 1995 he was put in charge of dissecting and preparing the 7th specimen of the very rare megamouth shark. Research Field New species described by Nakaya and colleagues Family Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) Whitebody catshark ('' Apristurus albisoma'' Nakaya & Séret, 1999)br /> Largehead catshark (''Apristurus ampliceps'' Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya, 2008) Catshark ('' Apristurus aphyodes'' Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998) Southern catshark ('' Apristurus australis'' Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008) Shortbelly catshark ('' Apristurus breviventralis'' Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014) Softbody catshark ('' Aprist ...
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Japanese People
The are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago."人類学上は,旧石器時代あるいは縄文時代以来,現在の北海道〜沖縄諸島(南西諸島)に住んだ集団を祖先にもつ人々。" () Japanese people constitute 97.9% of the population of the country of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 129 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 122.5 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live outside Japan are referred to as , the Japanese diaspora. Depending on the context, the term may be limited or not to mainland Japanese people, specifically the Yamato (as opposed to Ryukyuan and Ainu people). Japanese people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world. In recent decades, there has also been an increase in the number of multiracial people with both Japanese and non-Japanese roots, including half Japanese people. History Theories of origins Archaeological evidence indi ...
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Apristurus Breviventralis
The shortbelly catshark (''Apristurus breviventralis'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean. This species most closely resembles the western Atlantic species ''Apristurus canutus'', but is distinguishable in having greater nostril length than internarial width and longer claspers in adult males.Kawauchi, J., Weigmann, S. & Nakaya, K. (2014): ''Apristurus breviventralis'', a new species of deep-water catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Gulf of Aden. ''Zootaxa, 3881 (1): 1–16.'' References External linksApristurus breviventralisKAWAUCHI, WEIGMANN & NAKAYA, 2014 shortbelly catshark Gulf of Aden Taxa named by Junro Kawauchi Taxa named by Simon Weigmann Taxa named by Kazuhiro Nakaya shortbelly catshark The shortbelly catshark (''Apristurus breviventralis'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean. This species In biology, a species is ...
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Hokkaido University Alumni
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaidō is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about 43 kilometers (26 mi) to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are claimed by Japan. Hokkaidō was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yesso''. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hokkaidō" in Although there were Japanese settlers who ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was considered foreign territory that was inhabited by the indigenous people of the island, known as the Ainu people. While geographers such as Mogami Tokunai and Mamiya Rinzō explored the is ...
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Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspora, Japanese emigrants and their descendants around the world * Japanese citizens, nationals of Japan under Japanese nationality law ** Foreign-born Japanese, naturalized citizens of Japan * Japanese writing system, consisting of kanji and kana * Japanese cuisine, the food and food culture of Japan See also * List of Japanese people * * Japonica (other) * Japonicum * Japonicus * Japanese studies Japanese studies (Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ...
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:Category:Taxa Named By Kazuhiro Nakaya
Kazuhiro Nakaya is a Japanese marine scientist and ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe .... Nakaya, Kazuhiro ...
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Scyliorhinus Tokubee
The Izu catshark (''Scyliorhinus tokubee'') is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the waters around Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., at depths down to 100 m (328 ft). It can grow up to a length of 41 cm (16.1 in). References Izu catshark Fish of Japan Taxa named by Shigeru Shirai Taxa named by Souichi Hagiwara Taxa named by Kazuhiro Nakaya Izu catshark {{Shark-stub ...
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Galeus Nipponensis
The broadfin sawtail catshark (''Galeus nipponensis'') is a common species of catshark, part of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on or near the bottom at depths of , from southeastern Japan to the East China Sea. A slender species growing to long, this shark is characterized by a fairly long, pointed snout, a series of indistinct, dark saddles along its back and tail, and a prominent crest of enlarged dermal denticles along the dorsal edge of its caudal fin. In addition, adult males have very long claspers that reach past the anal fin. The broadfin sawtail catshark is an opportunistic predator of bony fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans, with immature and mature sharks being primarily piscivorous. It is oviparous and reproduces year-round. Taxonomy The broadfin sawtail catshark has long been lumped together with the closely similar but smaller gecko catshark (''G. eastmani''), under whose name authors such as Toshiji Kamohara had described it since 1950. This shark was ...
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Apristurus Melanoasper
The black roughscale catshark (''Apristurus melanoasper'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is recorded from the north Atlantic, eastern South Atlantic, in the Indian Ocean and around Australia and New Zealand. The species can be found on continental shelf at depths between 510 and 1,520 m. It can grow up to . Conservation status The New Zealand Department of Conservation has classified the black roughscale catshark as "Data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used by the Department of Conservation to assess conservation priorities of species in New Zealand. The system was developed because the IUCN Red List, a similar conservation status system, had some .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:catshark, roughscale, black black roughscale catshark Fish of the North Atlantic Taxa named by Samuel Paco Iglésias Taxa named by Kazuhiro Nakaya Taxa named by Matthias Stehmann black roughscale c ...
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Apristurus Longicephalus
The longhead catshark or smoothbelly catshark (''Apristurus longicephalus'') is a species of catshark, family Scyliorhinidae, with a patchy distribution in the Indo-Pacific from Mozambique to southern Japan to northern Australia. It is found in water between deep. This species grows to long and is characterized by its extremely long and narrow snout, short abdomen, and long anal and caudal fins. In addition, a large area of the anterior ventral portion of its body lacks dermal denticles. The longhead catshark is oviparous and the only known cartilaginous fish that is normally hermaphroditic, with the majority of individuals having both the functional reproductive organs of one sex and the undeveloped reproductive organs of the opposite sex. Taxonomy and phylogeny The first known specimen of the longhead catshark was captured in Tosa Bay, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, on May 12, 1972. The 38-cm-long specimen was initially thought to be an immature male, but has since been identified ...
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Apristurus Japonicus
The Japanese catshark (''Apristurus japonicus'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northwest Pacific off Chiba Prefecture, Honshū , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separa ..., Japan, between 36 and 34°N. This shark has a relatively slender body, with the trunk tapering towards the head. Its snout is moderately long, bell-shaped, and broad; the preoral snout is about 7 to 8% of total its length. It has large gill slits, rather small eyes in adults, nostrils fairly broad, and a long broad, arched mouth. It is commonly taken by trawl off the type locality, and possibly used for oil, human consumption, and fishmeal or fish cakes locally. References * Japanese catshark Fish of Japan Taxa named by Kazuhiro Nakaya Japanese catshark {{Shark-stub ...
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