Species Cephaloscyllium speccum Last, Séret & White, 2008
Speckled Swellshark
- Cephaloscyllium speccum Last, P.R., Séret, B. & White, W.T. 2008. New swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo–Australian region. pp. 129-148 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [140, figs 8-9].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.31317–001, near Rowley Shoals, WA [17°35'S, 118°55'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO CA.4109; CSIRO H.1210–01; CSIRO H.1634–01; CSIRO H.1636–01; CSIRO H.2027–01; WAM P.28272–001.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cephaloscyllium sp. E. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [177, 196] (in part, north-western Western Australia only)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Between Rowley Shoals, WA (17°35'S, 1180°55'E) and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (14°01' S, 122°08' E); tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
150-455 m.
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [214] (Speckled Swellshark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [214] (Speckled Swellshark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 25-Jul-2011 | ADDED |