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
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

References

  1. Dulvy, N.K., Bineesh, K.K., Cheok, J., Dharmadi, Finucci, B., Rigby, C.L. & Sherman, C.S. 2020. Cephaloscyllium fasciatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T162207827A162870102. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162207827/162870102. Downloaded on 17 January 2021.
  2. Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5.
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