Barbelthroat carpetshark
| Barbelthroat carpetshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Superorder: | Galeomorphi |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Parascylliidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhoscyllium |
| Species: | C. expolitum
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| 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 between 180 and 190 m. Its length is up to 34 cm.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirrhoscyllium expolitum". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cirrhoscyllium expolitum |
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