| Reticulated swellshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloscyllium |
| Species: | C. fasciatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloscyllium fasciatum W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 | |
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| Synonyms | |
Cephaloscyllium maculatumSchaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2008 | |
Thereticulated swellshark (Cephaloscyllium fasciatum) is acatshark of thefamilyScyliorhinidae. The Reticulated swellshark is found in the westernPacific Ocean betweenlatitudes21° N and28° 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]
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