- Indian swellshark
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Indian swellshark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Cephaloscyllium Species: C. silasi Binomial name Cephaloscyllium silasi
(Talwar, 1974)
The Indian swellshark, Cephaloscyllium silasi, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Indian Ocean from Quilon, India and Sauqira Bay, Oman between latitudes 16° N and 10° N, from the surface to 300 m. It grows to about 36 cm in length, and can expand its body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to predators.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cephaloscyllium silasi" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
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