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Cephaloscyllium isabella (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Description

Common Names

  • قِرش ضامة , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Žralok nafukovací šachovnicový , Czech , Czechia
  • Dambordzwelhaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Carpet shark , English , New Zealand
  • Draughtsboard shark , English , Global
  • Draughtsbroad shark , English , USA
  • Ruuduline põishai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Holbiche damier , French , Global
  • 台湾绒毛鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 头鲛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 真阴影绒毛鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 阴影绒毛鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 頭鮫 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • Pekapeka , Maori , New Zealand
  • Pejegato ajedrezado , Spanish , Spain
  • Pating , Tagalog , Philippines

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Scyliorhinidae

    Genus: Cephaloscyllium

    Species: Cephaloscyllium isabella (Bonnaterre, 1788)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

    • Biology

    Found in crevices and caves of rocky reefs during the day, but may move to adjacent sandy areas at night (Ref. 12951). Reported from 18 m to 220 m depth (Ref. 12951). Feeds on fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 12951). Adults segregate by sex (Ref. 12951). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). 244 cm record from New Zealand possibly due to confusion with another species (Ref. 244). Can expand itself with air or water (Ref. 244).

    Habitat

    associated