Bluegray carpetshark
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 Range of the bluegrey carpetshark (in blue)
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The bluegrey carpetshark, Heteroscyllium colcloughi, is a blind shark in the family Brachaeluridae, the only member of the genus Heteroscyllium, found in the subtropical southwest Pacific Ocean endemic to Australia, between latitudes 12° S to 29° S. It reaches a length of 76 cm.
The bluegray carpetshark has a caudal fin with its upper lobe at a low angle above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe. It is a little-known shark found on the continental shelf close inshore.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
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[edit] References
- "Heteroscyllium colcloughi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. may 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
