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Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880)

Description

Common Names

  • قِرش مُنتَفِخ , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Žralok kalifornský nafukovací , Czech , Czechia
  • Californisk ballonhaj , Danish , Denmark
  • Zwelhaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Swell shark , English , USA
  • Swellshark , English , Global
  • Harilik põishai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Holbiche ventrue , French , Global
  • Schwellhai , German , Germany
  • 东太平洋绒毛鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 东太平洋绒毛鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 東太平洋絨毛鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 絨毛鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 绒毛鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • акула калифорнийская раздувающаяся , Russian , Russia
  • акула раздувающаяся , Russian , Russia
  • Morska mačka napihovalka , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Gato hinchado , Spanish , Mexico
  • Pejegato globo , Spanish , Mexico
  • Pejegato hinchado , Spanish , Spain
  • Tiburón inflado , Spanish , Mexico
  • Tiburón inflado , Spanish , Peru
  • Blåshaj , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Scyliorhinidae

    Genus: Cephaloscyllium

    Species: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to the Gulf of California and southern Mexico; central Chile.

    • Biology

    Found on the continental shelves and upper slopes from inshore to deeper waters. Prefers rocky, algal-covered areas of kelp beds. Nocturnal. Feeds on bony fishes, alive and dead, and probably crustaceans. Can inflate its stomach with water or air. Oviparous. Can live in tanks for several years and females can lay eggs in captivity. Occurs in aggregations while resting, sometimes piled one on top of the other. Sometimes caught by sport divers but not used.

    Habitat

    demersal