Description

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This species is distinguished by the following characters: with four broad dark saddle blotches before first dorsal fin, the first saddle just behind eye, second saddle over gill openings, third saddle above inner margin of pectoral fin and fourth above pelvic fin origin; presence of a narrow dark band between third and fourth saddle blotches; body with numerous small white spots; margins of egg case indented (Ref. 94801).

Common Names

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Formosa swellshark , English , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

Hoshi nanukazame , Japanese , Japan

Tai-wan-tou-sa , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Scyliorhinidae

Genus: Cephaloscyllium

Species: Cephaloscyllium formosanum Teng, 1962

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.

Biology

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A medium-sized species that matures at size less than 65 cm TL (Ref. 94801).

Habitat

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associated