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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks

Genus: Cephaloscyllium

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 102.5 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium albipinnum
[Whitefin swellshark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium cooki
[Cook’s swellshark]

Photo by Ebert, D.A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966

Photo by Ebert, D.A.
 
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum
[Reticulated swellshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum
[Australian reticulate swellshark]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium isabellum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Cephaloscyllium isabellum
[Draughtsboard shark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853)

Photo by FAO
 
Cephaloscyllium laticeps
[Draughtboard shark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 71.7 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium pictum
[Painted swellshark]

Photo by Ebert, D.A.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 44.1 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis Yano, Ahmad & Gambang, 2005

Photo by Ebert, D.A.
 
Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis
[Sarawak pygmy swell shark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 74.1 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium signourum
[Flagtail swellshark]

Photo by Siripittrakul, B. & T. Krajangdara

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium silasi (Talwar, 1974)

Photo by Siripittrakul, B. & T. Krajangdara
 
Cephaloscyllium silasi
[Indian swellshark]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 69.4 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium speccum Last, Séret & White, 2008

Photo by Krajangdara, T.
 
Cephaloscyllium speccum
[Speckled swellshark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium stevensi
[Steven's swellshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium sufflans (Regan, 1921)

Photo by FAO
 
Cephaloscyllium sufflans
[Balloon shark]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western North Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium umbratile Jordan & Fowler, 1903

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Cephaloscyllium umbratile
[Blotchy swell shark]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 74 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium variegatum
[Saddled swellshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880)

Photo by Murch, A.
 
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
[Swellshark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44.5 cm TL
 
Cephaloscyllium zebrum
[Narrowbar swellshark]
17 Species of Family Scyliorhinidae with Genus Cephaloscyllium
(Cat sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2008 Cephaloscyllium albipinnum Whitefin swellshark Indo-West Pacific 102.5 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium cooki Cook’s swellshark Western Pacific 29.5 TL
1966 Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Reticulated swellshark Western Pacific 42 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum Australian reticulate swellshark Eastern Indian Ocean 52 TL
1788 Cephaloscyllium isabellum Draughtsboard shark Southwest Pacific 100 TL
1853 Cephaloscyllium laticeps Draughtboard shark Eastern Indian Ocean 150 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium pictum Painted swellshark Western Pacific 71.7 TL
2005 Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis Sarawak pygmy swell shark Pacific Ocean 44.1 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium signourum Flagtail swellshark Western Pacific 74.1 TL
1974 Cephaloscyllium silasi Indian swellshark Western Indian Ocean 45 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium speccum Speckled swellshark Eastern Indian Ocean 69.4 TL
2011 Cephaloscyllium stevensi Steven's swellshark Western Pacific 66 TL
1921 Cephaloscyllium sufflans Balloon shark Western Indian Ocean 110 TL
1903 Cephaloscyllium umbratile Blotchy swell shark Western North Pacific 120 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium variegatum Saddled swellshark Southwest Pacific 74 TL
1880 Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Swellshark Eastern Pacific 110 TL
2008 Cephaloscyllium zebrum Narrowbar swellshark Western Pacific 44.5 TL



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