Draughtboard shark

Taxobox
name = Draughtboard shark


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Scyliorhinidae
genus = "Cephaloscyllium"
species = "C. sp. nov. A"
binomial = "Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A"
binomial_authority =
synonyms = The draughtboard shark, swell shark, or whitefin swell shark ("Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A") is a species of fish in the Scyliorhinidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas, although it has occasionally been known to attack humans during deep sea diving.

ource

* Barratt, P.J. & Kyne, P.M. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42706/all Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.