- Barbelthroat carpetshark
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Barbelthroat carpetshark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Parascylliidae Genus: Cirrhoscyllium Species: C. expolitum Binomial name Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913Range of barbelthroat carpetshark (in blue) The barbelthroat carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium expolitum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found in the South China Sea between Luzon in the Philippines and China, between latitudes 23° N and 10° N, at depths of between 180 and 190 m. Its length is up to 34 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cirrhoscyllium expolitum" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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