The brownspotted catshark (''Scyliorhinus garmani'') is a rare
catshark of the
family Scyliorhinidae, found in the
Indo-West Pacific between
latitudes
11° N and
12° S. Its juvenile length is about 38 cm, but its adult size is mostly unknown. The reproduction of this catshark is
oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
. The specific name ''garmani'' was dedicated to
Samuel Walton Garman
Samuel Walton Garman (June 5, 1843 – September 30, 1927), or "Garmann" as he sometimes styled himself, was a naturalist/ zoologist from Pennsylvania. He became noted as an ichthyologist and herpetologist.
Biography
Garman was born in Indian ...
(1843–1927), renowned herpetologist and ichthyologist of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of
Harvard University.
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References
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Fish of the Philippines
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