Deep-Sea taxon details
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
217632 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217632)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Matsubara, K. (1936). A new carcharoid shark found in Japan. <em>Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo.</em> v. 48 (no. 7): 380-382. [details]
Description Found offshore but sometimes occurring inshore and near the bottom. Its long, flexed teeth suggests small to moderately...
Description Found offshore but sometimes occurring inshore and near the bottom. Its long, flexed teeth suggests small to moderately large active oceanic prey. Ovoviviparous, with 4 young in a litter. Nocturnal and possibly make a diel pattern of movement toward the surface at night and away from it in the day. Jaws can be protruded a considerable distance from its head. Liver is very large and very high in squalene. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217632 on 2026-07-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217632 on 2026-07-07
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(of ) Matsubara, K. (1936). A new carcharoid shark found in Japan. <em>Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo.</em> v. 48 (no. 7): 380-382. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Campos‐León, S.; Hernández‐Muñoz, S.; Huerta‐Beltrán, B. L.; Zavalaga, F.; Cevallos‐Garcias, A.; Ehemann, N. (2025). Peruvian Chondrichthyes biodiversity, marketing and conservation: a synthesis of current knowledge. <em>Journal of Fish Biology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70227 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Campos‐León, S.; Hernández‐Muñoz, S.; Huerta‐Beltrán, B. L.; Zavalaga, F.; Cevallos‐Garcias, A.; Ehemann, N. (2025). Peruvian Chondrichthyes biodiversity, marketing and conservation: a synthesis of current knowledge. <em>Journal of Fish Biology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70227 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found offshore but sometimes occurring inshore and near the bottom. Its long, flexed teeth suggests small to moderately large active oceanic prey. Ovoviviparous, with 4 young in a litter. Nocturnal and possibly make a diel pattern of movement toward the surface at night and away from it in the day. Jaws can be protruded a considerable distance from its head. Liver is very large and very high in squalene. [details]Remark Placed in family Pseudocarchariidae in <151>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | grootoog-skeurtandhaai | [details] |
| English | water crocodilewater alligatorKamohara’s sand sharkJapanese ragged tooth sharkcrocodile sharkbigeye ragged-tooth | [details] |
| French | requin crocodile | [details] |
| Japanese | ミズワニmizu-wanimizuwani | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón cocodrilo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (20 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 73 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai FIN032702 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To GenBank (58 nucleotides; 73 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai FIN032702 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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