Reticulated swellshark

Reticulated swellshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Cephaloscyllium
Species: C. fasciatum
Binomial name
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum
W. L. Y. Chan, 1966
Synonyms

Cephaloscyllium maculatum Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2008
Cephaloscyllium pardelotum 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 can grow up to about 42 cm in length.

References

  1. Kyne, P.M. & Lisney, T.J. 2011. Cephaloscyllium fasciatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T200014A9131539. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T200014A9131539.en. Downloaded on 19 September 2017.
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