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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type localities: Tungkang, CAS 224876 (holotype of Cephaloscyllium pardelotum, 20.2 cm TL, female); Su-ao, off east coast of Taiwan, CAS 224877 (holotype fo Cephaloscyllium maculatum, 18.8 cm TL, immature male) (Ref. 80388).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nakaya, K., S. Inque and H.-C. Ho, 2013
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Holbiche bouffie, Pejegato mallero, 网纹绒毛鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Cephaloscyllium: cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish); fasciatum: Latin for banded, referring to variegated color pattern of open saddles and circles with connecting dark lines. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 200 - 450 m (Ref. 106604). Deep-water; 21°N - 28°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Pacific: East and South China seas (off South Taiwan, China, Philippines, Vietnam).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 36 - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 244)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal sides of body and fins with complex reticulations, with eight open-centered dark brown saddles on body, the first saddle immediately behind eye, second one above gill openings, the third above inner margin of pectoral fin, fourth saddle above middle between pectoral and pelvic finsl dorsal sides of pectoral and pelvic fins with a loop pattern (Ref. 94801).

Found in fairly deep water on or near the bottom on the outer continental shelf and uppermost slope (Ref. 244). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Can expand itself with air or water (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Size at sexual maturity according to literature and specimens studied, for males 36.0 cm and for females less than 42.1 cm with maximum size at least 421 cm TL (Ref. 80388).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Young hatch at about 12 cm (Ref. 6871).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Medarbetare

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2d); Date assessed: 21 November 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)