Indian swellshark
The Indian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium silasi) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Indian Ocean from Quilon, India and Sauqira Bay, Oman between latitudes 16° N and 10° N, from the surface to 300 m. It grows to about 36 cm in length, and can expand its body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to predators.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloscyllium |
| Species: | C. silasi |
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| Cephaloscyllium silasi (Talwar, 1974) | |
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| Range of the Indian swellshark | |
References
- McCormack, C. 2009. Cephaloscyllium silasi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161591A5459664. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161591A5459664.en. Downloaded on 19 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cephaloscyllium silasi" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
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