| Reticulated swellshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Chondrichthyes | 
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii | 
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha | 
| 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 | |
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
- ↑  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)
- ↑ Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Cephaloscyllium fasciatum" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
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