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Cephaloscyllium circulopullum
Yano, Ahmed, Gambang, Hamad Idris, Solahuddin & Aznan, 2005
Circle-blotch pygmy swell shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae
Reference of the original description
Sharks and rays of Malaysia and Brunei, Darusalam. Marine Fishery Resources Development and Managment Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005
Sharks and rays of Malaysia and Brunei, Darusalam. Marine Fishery Resources Development and Managment Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2005
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Citation: Cephaloscyllium circulopullum Yano, Ahmed, Gambang, Hamad Idris, Solahuddin & Aznan, 2005: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Common names
Circle-blotch pygmy swell shark
Circle-blotch pygmy swell shark
Short Description
This small-sized shark is distinguished by the following characters: body comparatively slender with a short head; snout moderately flattened, short and broadly rounded; no labial furrows; small teeth in both jaws; an inflatable stomach for water or air; dorsal caudal fin without ridge of enlarged denticles; first dorsal fin origin half of pelvic fin base, distance between snout tip and first dorsal fin origin about 49-50% of TL; from snout tip to pectoral fin origin > 20% of TL; mouth width 38% of HL in adults; first dorsal fin larger than the second one; pectoral fins relatively large and broad. Field characters include, anterior nasal flaps not overlapping mouth posteriorly; color pattern, a few broad dark saddles on back and with almost circle dark blotch on center of body side between pectoral and pelvic fins, no white spots (Ref. 75538).
This small-sized shark is distinguished by the following characters: body comparatively slender with a short head; snout moderately flattened, short and broadly rounded; no labial furrows; small teeth in both jaws; an inflatable stomach for water or air; dorsal caudal fin without ridge of enlarged denticles; first dorsal fin origin half of pelvic fin base, distance between snout tip and first dorsal fin origin about 49-50% of TL; from snout tip to pectoral fin origin > 20% of TL; mouth width 38% of HL in adults; first dorsal fin larger than the second one; pectoral fins relatively large and broad. Field characters include, anterior nasal flaps not overlapping mouth posteriorly; color pattern, a few broad dark saddles on back and with almost circle dark blotch on center of body side between pectoral and pelvic fins, no white spots (Ref. 75538).
Distribution
Western Pacific: Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.
Western Pacific: Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1301;
shark-references Species-ID=1301;
