Species Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum White & Ebert, 2008

CAAB: 37015007

Australian Reticulate Swellshark, Reticulate Swell Shark, Reticulate Swellshark (the standard name Reticulate Swellshark is applied to Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, which does not occur in Australian waters), Reticulated Swellshark

Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum White, W.T. & Ebert, D.A. 2008. Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum sp. nov., a new swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from northwestern Australia. pp. 171–178 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 [172, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO CSIRO H.2590–07, west of Leander Point, WA [29°15'S, 113°56'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO 9 lots; WAM P.28270–001; WAM P.30421–002; WAM P.30584–003.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [197] (in part, misidentification of Australian material)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Geraldton to Broome, WA

Australian Endemic.

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

290–420 m.

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [40] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum)

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [297] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, in part, Australian distribution only)

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [210] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, in part, Australian distribution only)

Compagno, L.J.V. & Niem, V.H. 1998. Families Scyliorhinidae, Proscylliidae. pp. 1279-1292 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 2 687-1396 pp. [1289] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum, in part, Australian distribution only)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [197] (as Cephaloscyllium fasciatum)

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [297] (FAO) (Reticulated Swellshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [197] (Reticulate Swell Shark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Reticulate Swellshark)

White, W.T. & Ebert, D.A. 2008. Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum sp. nov., a new swellshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from northwestern Australia. pp. 171–178 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 [176] (Australian Reticulate Swellshark)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)