Reticulated swellshark
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]
| Reticulated swellshark | |
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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 | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Cephaloscyllium maculatum Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2008 | |
References
- 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.
- 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.
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