is a Japanese marine scientist and ichthyologist. He graduated from Hokkaido University with a BA in 1968 and with a PhD in 1972. He is professor of Marine Environment and Resources at the Marine Laboratory for Biodiversity. He specializes in taxonomy and evolution of sharks, rays, chimaeras, and Lake Tanganyikan fish. He is the author of many articles and books on sharks and fish. In 1995 he was put in charge of dissecting and preparing the 7th specimen of the very rare megamouth shark.
<br /> Family Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)<br /> <br /> Whitebody catshark (Apristurus albisoma <small>Nakaya & Séret, 1999)</small></http://www.fishbase.se/summary/58249<br /> Largehead catshark (Apristurus ampliceps <small>Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya, 2008)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/64118<br /> Catshark (Apristurus aphyodes <small>Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/54373<br /> Southern catshark (Apristurus australis <small>Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/64107<br /> Shortbelly catshark (Apristurus breviventralis <small>Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/67532<br /> Softbody catshark (Apristurus exsanguis <small>Sato, Nakaya & Stewart, 1999)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/59467<br /> Garricki catshark (Apristurus garricki <small>Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/66995<br /> Japanese catshark (Apristurus japonicus <small>Nakaya, 1975</small>) http://www.fishbase.se/summary/768<br /> Longhead catshark (Apristurus longicephalus <small>Nakaya, 1975</small>) http://www.fishbase.se/summary/771<br /> Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper <small>Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/62554<br /> Broadfin sawtail catshark (Galeus nipponensis <small>Nakaya, 1975)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/809<br /> Izu cat shark (Scyliorhinus tokubee <small>Shirai, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992)</small> http://www.fishbase.se/summary/27216