Cephaloscyllium

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Cephaloscyllium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Species
See text.

Cephaloscyllium is a genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae. A common feature is the ability to expand the body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to predators.

[edit] Species

• Reticulated swellshark, Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966
• Draughtsboard shark, Cephaloscyllium isabellum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
• Australian swellshark, Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853)
• Indian swellshark, Cephaloscyllium silasi (Talwar, 1974)
• Balloon shark, Cephaloscyllium sufflans (Regan, 1921)
• Blotchy swell shark, Cephaloscyllium umbratile Jordan & Fowler, 1903
• Swellshark, Cephaloscyllium ventriosum (Garman, 1880)

[edit] References

• "Cephaloscyllium". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.