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Proscyllium venustum

Status not recordedsharks and rays

Proscyllium venustum is a species in the family Proscylliidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about Proscyllium venustum

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Proscyllium venustum live?

Not recorded

Is Proscyllium venustum endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Proscyllium venustum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyProscylliidae
  6. genusProscyllium
  7. SpeciesProscyllium venustum (Tanaka, 1912)

Synonyms Calliscyllium venustum, Triakis venustum

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • ヒョウザメJapanese
  • 狗沙Chinese
  • 斑點麗鯊Chinese
  • 維納斯原鯊Chinese
  • 雅原鮫Chinese
  • 雅原鯊Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Proscyllium venustum

Other species in the same genus Proscyllium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Proscyllium venustum?

Proscyllium venustum (Proscyllium venustum) belongs to the family Proscylliidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Proscyllium venustum (Proscyllium venustum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/proscyllium-venustum

MLA

“Proscyllium venustum (Proscyllium venustum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/proscyllium-venustum.

BibTeX
@misc{proscyllium_venustum_2026,
  title = {Proscyllium venustum (Proscyllium venustum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/proscyllium-venustum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}