| Chiloscyllium | |
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| Chiloscyllium griseum | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
| Genus: | Chiloscyllium |
| Species | |
See text | |
Chiloscyllium is agenus of sharks in the familyHemiscylliidae.
This genus is distinguished by a relatively long snout with subterminalnostrils. The eyes andsupraorbital ridges are hardly elevated. The mouth is closer to the eyes than to the tip of the snout, with lower labial folds usually connected across the chin by a flap of skin. Thepectoral andpelvic fins are thin and not very muscular. No black hood on the head or large black spot on the side is present[1] (though juveniles often are strongly marked with dark spots/bars).