Biology:Reticulated swellshark
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Short description: Species of shark
Reticulated swellshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Cephaloscyllium |
Species: | C. fasciatum
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Binomial name | |
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum W. L. Y. Chan, 1966
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Synonyms | |
Cephaloscyllium maculatum Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2008 |
The reticulated swellshark (Cephaloscyllium fasciatum) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. The Reticulated swellshark is found in the western Pacific Ocean between latitudes 21° N and 28° S, at depths between 220 and 450 m. It is a blunt snouted shark with an inflatable stomach, narrow eye slits and a pattern of spots and lines covering its body. It can grow up to 80 cm in length.[2]
References
- ↑ Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Dharmadi, Finucci, B.; Rigby, C.L.; Sherman, C.S. (2020). "Cephaloscyllium fasciatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T162207827A162870102. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T162207827A162870102.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162207827/162870102. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cephaloscyllium fasciatum" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2988036 entry
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