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Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966

Reticulated swellshark
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

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).
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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

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