Taiwan saddled carpetshark

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Taiwan saddled carpetshark
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Parascylliidae
Genus: Cirrhoscyllium
Species:
C. formosanum
Binomial name
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum
Teng, 1959
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Range of Taiwan saddled carpetshark (in blue)

The Taiwan saddled carpetshark (Cirrhoscyllium formosanum) is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found around Taiwan, between latitudes 28°N and 21°N, at depths to 110 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.

Reproduction is oviparous.

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References

  1. Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Cirrhoscyllium formosanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T161679A124527280. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161679A124527280.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.