Common names:
Saddled swellshark
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
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Comments:
Type locality, east of Newcastle, New South Wales, CSIRO H 3714-01 (holotype of Cephaloscyllium variegatum, 68.3 cm TL, adult male). Known off eastern Australia from off Rockingham Bay, Queensland (18°08′ S, 147°09′ E), south to Tathra, New South Wales (36°31′ S, 150°19′ E), on the outer continental shelf and upper slope, 114-606 m. (Ref. 76948).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Last, P.R. and W.T. White, 2008
National Database:
ກຸ່ມປາກະດູກອ່ອນ (ເຊັ່ນ: ປາສະຫລາມ, ປາຜາໄລ) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Cephaloscyllium:cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark. (See ETYFish); variegatum:Latin for varied or various, referring to strong intraspecific and ontogenetic variability in color pattern and morphology amongst the specimens examined. (See ETYFish). More on authors: Last & White.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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