📸 PhotoPhoto: saname777 from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Cloudy catshark
Scyliorhinus torazame (Cloudy catshark · トラザメ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum length of 77.8 cm is slightly shorter than a baseball bat (about 85 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 An adult female's size of 37–42 cm is about 1.3–1.4 times the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 It is a species also recorded in the Korea Strait (at 140 m depth) and the Tsushima Strait (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The cloudy catshark is a small catshark living on the continental shelf bottom and can also be seen in shallow waters close to shore.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Adult males are small at 36–40 cm and adult females at 37–42 cm, while the largest reported individual is a male measuring 77.8 cm.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It is oviparous (egg-laying), and its egg capsules are translucent yellow with a smooth surface and long tendrils at both ends.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is a species recorded in Korea and listed on the National List of Species of Korea. It has also been recorded at a depth of 140 m in the Korea Strait.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2020) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161308360/124485124
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 79ZWW
- • iucnredlist.org — 124485124
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057282 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057282
- • wikidata.org — Q2420891
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Scyliorhinus torazame kanagawa.jpg
- • fishbase.se — Scyliorhinus-torazame.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Birgit Lang · CC0 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Scyliorhinus canicula)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.