Lizard catshark
| Lizard catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae |
| Genus: | Schroederichthys |
| Species: | S. saurisqualus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schroederichthys saurisqualus Soto, 2001 | |
The lizard catshark (Schroederichthys saurisqualus) is a small shark species of the catshark family, Scyliorhinidae, found off the coast of southern Brazil on the upper continental shelf at depths of between 250 and 500 metres (820 and 1,640 ft).