| Barbelthroat carpetshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhoscyllium |
| Species: | C. expolitum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhoscyllium expolitum H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 |
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| Range of barbelthroat carpetshark (in blue) | |
The barbelthroat carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium expolitum, is a carpetshark of the family Parascylliidae found in the South China Sea between Luzon in the Philippines and China, between latitudes 23° N and 10° N, at depths of between 180 and 190 m. Its length is up to 34 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.