- Cephaloscyllium circulopullum
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Cephaloscyllium circulopullum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Cephaloscyllium Species: C. circulopullum Binomial name Cephaloscyllium circulopullum
Yano, A. Ahmad & Gambang, 2005Cephaloscyllium circulopullum, known commonly as the Circle-blotch pygmy swell shark in Malaysia,[1] is a species of catshark in the genus Cephaloscyllium.[2] It is a tropical catshark found around Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, in the western Pacific Ocean.[2] It was named by K. Yano, A. Ahmed, A.C. Gambang, Hamid Idris, A. Razel Azan, and Zainal Aznan in 2005,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 37.8 centimetres.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Cephaloscyllium circulopullum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Cephaloscyllium circulopullum at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Yano, K., A. Ahmed, A.C. Gambang, A., Hamid Idris, A. Razel Azan and Zainal Aznan, 2005 [ref. 29537] Sharks and rays of Malaysia and Brunei, Darusalam. SEAFDEC-MFRDMD/SP/12. Kuala Terengganu. Sharks and rays of Malaysia and Brunei, Darusalam.: 557 pp.
Categories:- Cephaloscyllium
- Animals described in 2005
- Shark stubs
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