The dark freckled catshark (''Scyliorhinus ugoi'') is a
catshark of the
family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Northeastern and Southeastern
Brazil. This
species differs from ''
Scyliorhinus besnardi'', ''
Scyliorhinus haeckelii'' group and ''
Scyliorhinus hesperius
''Scyliorhinus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period, late Albian age to the Pliocene epoch.Carrier, J. C.; Musick, J. A. & Heithaus, M. R. (2004)''Biology of ...
'', in background
coloration,
head
A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may ...
width,
sexual maturity, and in cranial and
body proportions.
References
dark freckled catshark
Fish of Brazil
dark freckled catshark
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