- Taiwan saddled carpetshark
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Taiwan saddled carpetshark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Parascylliidae Genus: Cirrhoscyllium Species: C. formosanum Binomial name Cirrhoscyllium formosanum
Teng, 1959Range of Taiwan saddled carpetshark (in blue) The Taiwan saddled carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium formosanum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths down to 110 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cirrhoscyllium formosanum" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Shark Life Magazine Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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