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Reticulated swellshark

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Reticulated swellshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Cephaloscyllium
Species:
C. fasciatum
Binomial name
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum
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 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

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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5.